The New Frontier of U.S. Copyright Enforcement: A Comparative Analysis of the ACPA and DEFEND IP Act
Executive Overview For more than a decade following the seismic, industry-shaking protests against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA)—which famously triggered coordinated blackouts across major platforms like Wikipedia and Reddit—broadband site blocking remained the third rail of American telecommunications policy. U.S. lawmakers systematically avoided the subject, wary of colliding…
