Movie Industry Pushes for New Laws Allowing Piracy Site Blocking
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The Motion Picture Association plans to work with Congress to establish site-blocking legislation in the US to fight piracy. Nearly 60 countries already use site-blocking.
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The legislation would allow content creators to ask courts to order ISPs to block piracy websites, if there is detailed evidence the sites are engaged in illegal activities.
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The association's chairman cited FMovies, which gets 160 million visits per month globally, as an example of a piracy site that could see reduced traffic.
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The association promises to take concerns about free speech implications seriously, though the chairman insists other countries' experiences have proven site-blocking does not stifle speech.
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The association is asking for the support of US theater owners in this legislative push around site-blocking.