Government
Aug. 5, 2011
Copyright owners line up behind anti-piracy bill
Copyright owners are pushing a bill in Congress that would make it easier to remove infringing websites from the Internet, a move that has law professors and technology companies like Google Inc. crying foul.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Copyright owners are hoping to make infringing websites disappear.
A bill that was introduced in Congress earlier this year would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to go to court and get a temporary restraining order requiring search engines to block access to websites that judges determine are "dedicated to infringing activities."
If a restraining order or injunction is grant...
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