Lofgrens press release said that the law would be pro-First Amendment and could help an industry beset by pirates.
Privacy and digital freedom advocates are less confident.
Copyright is hotly contested and infamously easy to use as a cudgel against free speech online.
Landing page of a website that says it’ll let you watch TV shows and movies for free.© Gizmodo screengrab.
FADPAs one-sided proceedings will be an irresistible tool for internet trolls and censors.
FADPA sounds reasonable on paper but could be abused in practice.
FADPA has a long way to go before it becomes the law of the land.
As of this writing, it isnt available online in the Congressional record.
It will take months to quibble over before its passed, if it ever is.
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