Copyright Alliance Issues Statement on the Block BEARD Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Eileen Bramlet ebramlet@copyrightalliance.org

Washington, DC—Today, Copyright Alliance CEO Keith Kupferschmid issued the following statement regarding the discussion draft of the Block Bad Electronic Art and Recording Distributors—Block BEARD—Act of 2025.

According to Kupferschmid, “The Copyright Alliance thanks Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) for their commitment to protecting consumers, creators, and markets by combating foreign-based commercial scale piracy.

“The Block BEARD Act would empower U.S. federal courts to address foreign piracy while preserving the protections contained in the DMCA, free speech, and an open and secure internet.

“Similar mechanisms have proven effective in dozens of countries worldwide, and we look forward to working with the senators, as well as with other policymakers and stakeholders, to ensure that carefully tailored legislation that protects the United States from foreign-based commercial scale piracy becomes law.”

A press release initiated by Senator Tillis’ office can be read here.

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The Copyright Alliance is a non-profit, non-partisan public interest and educational organization representing the copyright interests of over two million individual creators and over 15,000 organizations in the United States, across the spectrum of copyright disciplines. The Copyright Alliance is dedicated to advocating policies that promote and preserve the value of copyright, and to protecting the rights of creators and innovators. For more information, please visit our website.