📰 New article from TorrentFreak
MPA Renews Push for U.S. Site-Blocking Legislation, Citing Live Sports Piracy
### The Return of the Site-Blockers
Remember the SOPA debacle? That era of internet censorship drama might be making a much more polished—and bipartisan—comeback.
For years, major copyright holders stayed quiet in the U.S., focusing their energy on blocking piracy sites in Europe instead. But the Motion Picture Association (MPA) is officially back on the offensive. They are currently lobbying Congress for new legislation that would allow for “judicially supervised” site-blocking within the United States.
The big selling point? Live sports. The MPA argues that while all piracy is bad, live sports piracy is “uniquely corrosive.” Their logic is simple: once the final whistle blows, the value of a live stream evaporates. To save the revenue, they want the power to shut down pirate domains in real-time.
What to watch for:
- Bipartisan momentum: Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are reportedly working on unified bills.
- The “Global” Argument: The MPA claims over 55 countries already use these tools effectively without killing free speech.
- The Catch: While ISPs and DNS giants like Google have been quiet so far, the real drama will start when we see if these blocks accidentally take down legitimate websites sharing the same servers.