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: 2) by takyon on Tuesday February 05 2019, @05:13PM (6 children)
Citizens of various EU countries have been dealing with this for years. Countermeasures include using an alternate DNS provider, VPN, or just playing domain whack-a-mole.
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(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday February 05 2019, @08:30PM (2 children)
All those things can be blocked by the ISP. Service provision is the biggest problem, in fact, it is really the only problem. We need a bulletproof ad hoc network. Then we won't have to waste time discussing censorship.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 06 2019, @07:56PM (1 child)
we just need internet plans with equal down/up bandwidth. then anonymizing dapps can be made to make hosting your own stuff super easy and the powers that be wouldn't be able to do shit.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday February 07 2019, @03:25AM
the powers that be wouldn't be able to do shit.
As long as the ISP can cut you off, yes they can... An "internet plan" that doesn't cut the umbilical won't protect you.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 05 2019, @10:50PM (2 children)
and when all vpn endpoints in up in countries with active blocking.. what will you do then?
"Then they came for me...and there was no one"
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday February 05 2019, @11:14PM (1 child)
Sealand 2.0
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(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday February 07 2019, @04:03AM
... will be nuked from orbit
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..