Republican bill would order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block piracy sites

“Can we do it at the speed of light?” Republican bill would order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block piracy sites Bill would help rightsholders obtain court orders to block foreign piracy sites.

75 Credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino Credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav US Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has proposed a law that would require Internet service providers and other network operators to block foreign piracy websites. Issa’s bill would help copyright holders obtain judicial blocking orders to be served to ISPs, domain name resolution services, and virtual private networks.