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U.S. Lawmakers Work on Unified Site-Blocking Bill to Counter Online Piracy
https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-lawmakers-work-on-unified-site-blocking-bill-to-counter-online-piracy/
### The Great Digital Blockade: Lawmakers Unite on Piracy Fight
If you thought the internet was a lawless frontier, think again. After a recent Supreme Court ruling made it much harder to hold Internet Service Providers (ISPs) liable for their customers’ piracy habits, Washington is scrambling to close the loophole.
In what’s being described as a major shift from previous years of fragmented attempts, U.S. lawmakers are finally playing nice. Senator Tillis and Representative Lofgren are reportedly working to merge their separate site-blocking proposals into one unified powerhouse bill.
Here’s why this matters:
- The Target is Expanding: This isn’t just about your cable company anymore. The legislation aims to force both ISPs and massive DNS providers (think Google and Cloudflare) to block foreign pirate sites.
- A High-Stakes Deadline: With Senator Tillis’s term ending in January 2027, there is a ticking clock to get this passed, potentially as part of a larger spending package.
- The “Wild Card”: Representative Darrell Issa has his own version on the table, which includes a unique “compensation” rule where rightsholders could owe big bucks if they accidentally block a legitimate site.
While consumer advocates are understandably wary about “overblocking,” the momentum behind these efforts is undeniable. The digital blockade is coming; we just don’t know exactly where the lines will be drawn yet.