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111TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION S. ll
To combat online infringement, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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A BILL
To combat online infringement, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Online In-
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fringement and Counterfeits Act’’.
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SEC. 2. INTERNET SITES DEDICATED TO INFRINGING AC-
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TIVITIES.
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Chapter 113 of title 18, United States Code, is
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amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘§ 2324. Internet sites dedicated to infringing activi-
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ties
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‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, an
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Internet site is ‘dedicated to infringing activities’ if such
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site—
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‘‘(1) is otherwise subject to civil forfeiture to
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the United States Government under section 2323;
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or
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‘‘(2) is—
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‘‘(A) primarily designed, has no demon-
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strable, commercially significant purpose or use
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other than, or is marketed by its operator, or
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by a person acting in concert with the operator,
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to offer—
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‘‘(i) goods or services in violation of
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title 17, United States Code, or enable or
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facilitate a violation of title 17, United
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States Code, including by offering or pro-
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viding access to, without the authorization
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of the copyright owner or otherwise by op-
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eration of law, copies of, or public perform-
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ance or display of, works protected by title
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17, in complete or substantially complete
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form, by any means, including by means of
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download, transmission, or otherwise, in-
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cluding the provision of a link or aggre-
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gated links to other sites or Internet re-
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sources for obtaining such copies for ac-
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cessing such performance or displays; or
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‘‘(ii) to sell or distribute goods, serv-
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ices, o