Originally published at: The DEFEND IP Act to Stop Piracy: VPNs Get Free Pass
Lawmakers in Washington are once again trying to police the internet, but their latest effort fundamentally misunderstands how modern internet traffic works. Senator Thom Tillis and Representative Zoe Lofgren recently introduced the DEFEND IP Act (Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property). Backed heavily by Hollywood lobbying groups like the MPA and RIAA,…
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Tillis says it all.
Shouldnt we be happy about this? The bill is set up so that it wont affect those with a vpn.