Senators introduced the Block BEARD Act to combat digital piracy from foreign websites. This act allows copyright owners to petition courts to categorize these sites as 'foreign digital piracy sites.' Rights holders must provide proof of ownership, efforts to notify operators, and evidence of the site’s dedication to infringement. Foreign sites can respond to petitions, and courts will provide measures to restrict U.S. access to sites deemed infringing. Internet service providers will be protected from liability for compliance.
The Block BEARD Act gives us a smart, targeted tool to stop these criminal operations at the source without infringing on legitimate speech or due process.
The proposal is aimed at blocking foreign websites dedicated to piracy from making stolen content available to U.S. users.
Rights holders must prove they are the owner or exclusive licensee, that they will be injured by the infringing activity, and make efforts to notify site operators.
If a court does determine a site to be a foreign digital piracy site, the petitioner may petition for service providers to take reasonable measures to prevent access.
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