Senate Introduces Bill to Block Foreign Pirate Sites: Block BEARD
2025-08-01
The US Senate has introduced the "Block BEARD" bill, aiming to combat foreign piracy websites. The bill allows rightsholders to petition courts for blocking orders against US service providers accessing designated "foreign digital piracy sites." Strict criteria are set for obtaining such orders, including demonstrable harm to the rightsholder, reasonable notification attempts to the site operator, and confirmation the operator isn't US-based. The bill, similar to the House's FADPA, notably omits specific mention of DNS resolvers. Support has emerged from the music and film industries, while service providers' responses remain awaited.
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