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Why This Is Important
The IP Act (S.968 - PROTECT IP Act of 2011) establishes a system for
taking down websites that the Justice Department determines to be
"dedicated to infringing activities." The DoJ or the copyright owner
would be able to commence a legal action against the alleged infringer
and the DoJ would be allowed to demand that search engines, social
networking sites and domain name services block access to the targeted
site. In some cases, action could be taken to block sites without first
allowing the alleged infringer to defend themselves in court. The
PROTECT IP Act would allow copyright owners - movie studios and other
content providers - simply to accuse a website of infringement, which
could lead to that site being shut down by court order and entire links
to the site being wiped clean from the Internet. The bill is so poorly
written that it would allow any copyright owner to shut down a
legitimate retail website, such as Amazon or Best Buy, by alleging that
one product being sold on the site could “enable or facilitate” an
infringement. It could even allow any content owner to block access to
the Patent Office website if it receives and posts a patent application
for a product that is believed to use content without permission. The
PROTECT IP Act will hurt American innovation. This bill will give one
side the power to put the other side out of business and this is
dangerous beyond words.