At a hearing titled “Promoting Investment and Protecting Commerce Online: Legitimate Sites v. Parasites, Part I” Subcommittee Members heard testimony from Maria Pallente (Acting U.S. Registrar of Copyrights); David Sohn Center for Democracy and Technology); Daniel Castro (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation); and Frederick Huntsberry (Paramount Pictures). Pallente and Huntsberry suggested that legislation enlist search engines payment processors, advertising networks, and ISPs into the fight against online infringement. Sohn and Castro offered different opinions on the wisdom and effectiveness of domain name seizures.
News Stories:
- Anandashankar Mazumdar. BNA Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Journal. Copyright Expoerts Ask House Judiciary Panel to ‘Follow the Money’ Against Rogue Sites. march 18, 2011.
- Danny Goodwin. SearchEngineWatch.com. Censoring Google Is the Cure for Piracy? March 15, 2011.
- Joe Mullin. PaidContent.org. Will Congress Push Google To Tweak Its Algorithm To Punish Pirate Sites? March 14, 2011
- Eric Englemann. Bloomberg. US Lawmakers Told Stronger Methods Needed to Stop Web Piracy. March 14, 2011.
