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The US government is seeking public comments on blocking sites accused of hosting copyright infringing materials and ISP liability in such cases. The discussion includes possible harmonization with current developments in the EU in regards to copyright and will take place in two parts. The first stage will deal with US case law developments since the last meetings. The second stage will focus on foreign developments, such as the infamous Articles 11, 12a, and 13, and how these relate to the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of Internet service provider liability.
The U.S. Government's Copyright Office is continuing its review on the future of the DMCA's safe harbor provisions. It's specifically asking the public for input on recent domestic and international developments that relate to ISP liability, including Article 13 and pirate site blocking.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Thexalon on Tuesday February 05 2019, @03:53PM
When they talk about "harmonizing" copyright rules, they invariably mean "expand the power of copyright holders to quash people who may or may not be violating copyright". Expect a big push by Disney, GE, Fox, and the other big media giants to basically eliminate all of their content from channels not explicitly controlled by themselves.
One of the wet dreams of these sorts is to make sure the Internet thoroughly shifts away from any peer-to-peer communications in favor of broadcast-style communications. That's the way you control the information people are getting. Allegations of copyright infringement will be one mechanism they'll use.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.