- "Every blocking order must go through a U.S. court, requiring clear evidence, due process, and judicial oversight to ensure fair enforcement and prevent censorship. Courts must first verify that any site-blocking order does not interfere with access to lawful material before issuing an order."
I don't see how these could be feasible in practice. Two days ago there was a political advocacy piece about copyright on HN [0], and people in the discussion thread asked for a mirror because their country censored it. Broader point being, either you have to relax these professed legal protections beyond recognition, or you have an ineffective law.
(This is neither here nor there, but it's remarkable the Congressperson who wrote this internet-blocking bill is the same one who once named a bill after Aaron Swartz).
It is apparently aimed at large-scale, foreign-run piracy sites, and there's a detailed court process.
Translation; it's an ISP Section 230 ( and how's that working, with everyone bitching either about censorship or illegal threats, hate and porn in profusion right here in River City?) for the music/film/sports industry.
Due to the complexity, small producers be damned. And other fallout, but big money rules.
Wilhoit's Law:
> Frank Wilhoit: “ …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
I get the impression it's more about videos, movies, music, streaming sports and other highly popular and valuable things.
There are suits against book and paper sharing sites under current laws, but IMO, small potatoes. Look at the value. A lot to Elsevier but nothing compared to movie and music empires. The snip you quoted was almost verbatim from the article, not my opinion.
I don't see how these could be feasible in practice. Two days ago there was a political advocacy piece about copyright on HN [0], and people in the discussion thread asked for a mirror because their country censored it. Broader point being, either you have to relax these professed legal protections beyond recognition, or you have an ineffective law.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42902385 ("Copyright reform is necessary for national security (annas-archive.org)")
(This is neither here nor there, but it's remarkable the Congressperson who wrote this internet-blocking bill is the same one who once named a bill after Aaron Swartz).