US copyright chief backs Congress' site-blocking proposal to counter piracy
By Nick Robertson ( May 14, 2026, 17:13 GMT | Insight) -- US Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter was supportive Tuesday of congressional proposals to establish site-blocking and no-fault injunction frameworks to fight online piracy, saying the “time is right” to act. Perlmutter’s oversight hearing featured bipartisan praise of the register despite attempts last year by the Trump administration to fire her.US Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter voiced support for a bipartisan congressional proposal to implement site blocking to combat online piracy during a biannual oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary IP subcommittee on Tuesday....
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