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Bipartisan Block BEARD Act Targets Foreign Piracy Sites
07 Aug 2025 20:05 GMT
… while profiting from pirated movies, music, books, and other intellectual property.
Sponsored … tool” rather than a blanket censorship mechanism, emphasizing due process.
… U.S. attempts like the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that failed amid public backlash …
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US Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Block Foreign Piracy Sites
31 Jul 2025 19:27 GMT
… broader internet censorship. Drawing parallels to the ill-fated Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) of 2011 … its narrow focus on foreign pirates, coupled with judicial oversight, … America polices digital borders, balancing intellectual property rights with the open …
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Over 30,000 protesters oppose new anti-piracy bill, call it ‘censorship in disguise’
17 Apr 2025 17:43 GMT
… piracy, critics argue it opens the door to internet censorship … is essential to protect intellectual property rights and prevent … This isn’t just aabout piracy’, say activistsOne of the … this bill to the failed SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) of 2012, which was …
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'New American Censorship System': Netflix & Disney-Backed Anti-Piracy Bill Slammed by 30,000-Strong Activist Group
16 Apr 2025 05:03 GMT
… Manga surpasses TV piracy to become the most pirated medium in … service Crunchyroll dominate the list.
Piracy Site Rebranding & VPNs … a "new American censorship system by letting private actors … ," referencing the failed SOPA and PIPA bills of the …
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'Not If, But When': Major Anime Streamers Hold Off-The-Record Piracy Site Ban Meeting
16 Mar 2025 19:17 GMT
… New data reveals the most pirated TV series of 2024, … numerous challenges to tackling overseas piracy. Many domains and servers … opposition due to suggestions of censorship. Some of the most … SOPA and PIPA. However, Google has previously sided with anti-piracy …
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New Law Would Create an ‘Internet Kill Switch’ to Fight Movie Piracy Sites
30 Jan 2025 22:43 GMT
… foreign websites hosting pirate streams of TV … legislature, such as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), failed because they … fair enforcement and prevent censorship,” the press release said … focuses on safety and intellectual property, while simultaneously …
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California Rep. Zoe Lofgren Introduces Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act To Block Sites Infringing On U.S. Copyrights
29 Jan 2025 21:03 GMT
… to disable access to pirate websites.
Lofgren is … House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence … effort to prevent the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) from becoming law. … fair enforcement and prevent censorship. Courts must first …
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Group Representing Major Movie and TV Studios Advocates for Site-blocking Law to Curb Online Piracy in the US
11 Apr 2024 11:45 GMT
… websites dedicated to sharing pirated content.
One of his … for laws like the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP … websites accused of hosting pirated content. The major argument … overbroad legislation could lead to censorship. For example, the …
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Studios Are Going After Piracy Again, Potentially Reigniting Fight Over Free Speech
10 Apr 2024 20:54 GMT
… to sites that host pirated content. The legislation … would’ve effectively promoted censorship, leading to a series … legislation called the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act. … legislation.”
In 2012, SOPA was criticized for forcing …
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York University accused of censoring student's Hong Kong protest
30 Mar 2024 18:45 GMT
… York has been accused of censoring a Chinese student after it … 2020 (Photo: Belinda Jiao/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty … education sector, helping to safeguard intellectual property and sensitive research.”
The …
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