Rapid-Fire Site Blocking? Federal Lawmakers Target Foreign Piracy Platforms With the Bipartisan ‘Defend IP Act’

The U.S. Capitol. Photo Credit: Martin Falbisoner
With an eye on curbing “foreign digital piracy,” federal lawmakers have introduced the Defend IP Act, which would enable rightsholders to petition district courts for ISP-level site-blocking orders.The 17-page bill, full title the Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (Defend IP) Act, just recently arrived in the House as well as the Senate.
In the House, Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) an