Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Motion Picture Association urges Congress to authorize site blocking to curb global piracy and protect U.S. jobs
Summary
The Motion Picture Association told senators that global piracy causes billions in lost revenue and hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and urged adoption of judicial site‑blocking measures used in other democracies to reduce traffic to illegal streaming sites.
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) told the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property that online piracy poses an economic threat to the U.S. film, television and streaming industry and urged Congress to authorize judicial site blocking.
Ms. Temple, senior executive vice president and global general counsel for the MPA, said the industry supports a judicial site‑blocking regime and emphasized that more than 55 countries have adopted no‑fault injunctions or blocking regimes that she…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
