American Copyright Protection Act of 2026

This bill would let copyright owners ask specially designated federal courts to declare that a website run from outside the United States is a foreign piracy site. If the court makes that declaration, the copyright owner could ask for an order requiring large internet service providers, including broadband, DNS, and VPN providers with at least 100,000 U.S. users, to take reasonable steps to block U.S. users from reaching the site for up to 12 months, with possible extensions. Site operators, service providers, and affected third parties could ask the court to cancel or change orders, and service providers could seek repayment of implementation costs from the copyright owner. The bill would also limit service provider liability, require the Copyright Office to keep a public registry of active orders, and override state and local laws on foreign online piracy.

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Sponsors

• Darrell Issa Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors