‘VPNs at Risk’: Tech Coalition Pushes Back on Piracy Blocking Duties for VPNs
When Rep. Darrell Issa introduced his site blocking bill last month, VPN providers made the list. The American Copyright Protection Act (ACPA) would allow courts to order ISPs, DNS resolvers, and VPNs to block foreign pirate sites. The competing DEFEND IP Act, introduced days later by Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Sen. Thom Tillis, does the opposite. It explicitly excludes services that only offer VPNs. The VPN industry has a voice in U.S....
