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Public Knowledge: New Bill Sets A Dangerous Precedent for Online Freedom

Says the bill would turn ISPs into “copyright police.”

Gabriel Dorner

Gabriel Dorner

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Public Knowledge: New Bill Sets A Dangerous Precedent for Online Freedom
Photo of Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Ca., at the California Democratic Party State Convention in 2019.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2025 – Prominent non-profit interest group Public Knowledge strongly opposes a new House bill that would allow for site-blocking of foreign companies, the group said in a release Wednesday.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-CA, introduced the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act Wednesday. If passed, rightsholders could force Internet Service Providers to block, for example, overseas websites selling or providing access to pirated music.

Public Knowledge does not want Congress to proceed with it.

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