119th Congress
H.R. 10364

Lets courts order blocking of foreign piracy sites

Lets copyright owners ask a federal court to declare a foreign website a piracy site, then order internet providers to block their users from reaching it.

  • A copyright owner must first notify the site's operator and its domain registrar
  • A judge can order blocking if the site is mainly built to share infringing material
  • Blocking orders last up to 12 months and can be renewed
  • Providers with fewer than 100,000 U.S. monthly users are left out

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