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PROTECT IP Act
Preventing Real Online Threats to EconomicCreativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act
Tell Congress to act on rogue sites legislation to protect jobs and consumers!
www.fightonlinetheft.com | info@fightonlinetheft.com
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n May 12, 2011, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), along withSens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), anda bipartisan group of nine other original co-sponsors,introduced S. 968, the Preventing Real Online Threats toEconomic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act—the PROTECT IP Act. This act would cut off foreign roguesites that steal American jobs, hamper our economic growth,and harm our consumers.
ABOUT ROGUE SITES
Rogue sites are websites devoted to the sale of counterfeitgoods or the distribution of pirated content. Their actionsfundamentally threaten the foundations of America’sintellectual property-intensive industries that employ morethan
19 million Americans
, provide
60% of U.S. exports
,and drive our economic growth to the tune of
$7.7 trillion ingross output
. Rogue sites steal jobs from our most creativeand innovative sectors, threatening the long-term vitality ofour economy. And the fakes that rogue sites offer are oftenshoddy or even harmful, putting consumers at risk.
Roguesites have no place in a legitimate online market
.Counterfeiting and piracy are illegal. But many rogue siteoperators are outside of the United States, beyond the reachof our law enforcement authorities and our courts. Fromacross the sea, they reach into our homes and businessesvia the Internet to steal from us. The PROTECT IP Act canhelp change all that.
KEY PROVISIONS OF THEPROTECT IP ACT
•The act authorizes the U.S. Department of Justice to filea civil action against foreign rogue sites to obtain anorder from the court if the site is “dedicated to infringingactivity.” Such an order, if granted, requires InternetService Providers (ISPs) and search engines not to link orconnect users to the rogue site and will require paymentprocessors and online advertising networks to cut off theflow of money to the rogue site. It will get them off ourcomputers and out of our marketplace.•The act gives rights owners the authority to bring actionagainst rogue sites, whether domestic or foreign, butlimits the court order to payment processors and onlineadvertising networks. The act also encourages andprotects strategic partners when they take voluntary actionto cut off rogue sites, including sites that illegally peddleprescription medication without requiring a prescription.•The act provides the same notice and other due processprotections available in all other federal cases, giving thedomain name owners or site operators the right to defendthemselves in court. In addition, it goes even further byallowing them to return after the case is over and convincethe court that the website is no longer dedicated to IP theft.
