PROTECT IP Renamed To the E-PARASITE Act

bs0d3 writes "The U.S. House has drafted their version of Protect IP today. They have renamed the bill to 'the Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on Theft and Exploitation Act' or the E-PARASITE Act. The new house version of Protect IP is far worse than the Senate bill s.968 and it massively expands the sites that will be covered by the law. While the Senate bill limited its focus to sites that were 'dedicated to infringing activities,' the house bill targets 'foreign infringing sites' and 'has only limited purpose or use other than infringement.' They're also including an 'inducement' claim, any foreign site declared by the Attorney General to be 'inducing' infringement, can now be censored by the US. With no adversarial hearing. The bill can be read here."

Comments

inducement?

[click2005]

Wouldn't that cover any site that ever mentions copyright infringement in a non-negative light?

Copy movies, games & music!!!!!

bye slashdot!

Re:American rights?

[click2005]

I propose changing it's name again, this time to the

Worldwide Enforcing and Restrictively Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on Theft, Exploitation and Solicitation Act

WE-R-PARASITES Act

Re:china copys us stuff and pass it off as there o

[Fluffeh]

China is returning to glory days, where China will have everything everyone else has and the question will be, "What can you possibly offer to the Chinese?" Tough question to answer.

Markets for the stuff they want to get rid of.

Re:china copys us stuff and pass it off as there o

[turing_m]

World of Warcraft?