Site-Blocking Will Not Defend IP, No Matter the Bill's Name
5 hours ago
- The DEFEND IP Act, a site-blocking bill, threatens the open web by incentivizing censorship and overblocking instead of protecting intellectual property.
- It deputizes service providers to block entire websites based on copyright infringement accusations, lacking safeguards against bad faith requests or remedies for affected speech.
- The bill scales up existing copyright enforcement problems (like DMCA abuses) without offering easy ways for targeted sites or users to challenge blocking orders.
- Congress should reject DEFEND IP and similar site-blocking legislation to preserve a free and open internet.