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New Law Would Create an âInternet Kill Switchâ to Fight Movie Piracy Sites

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The Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act would let copyright holders force ISPs to block foreign websites hosting pirate streams of TV shows and movies.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced the legislation today .

She said previous attempts to fight piracy in the legislature failed because they were too broad.

FADPA sounds reasonable on paper but could be abused in practice.

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