Two US Site-Blocking Bills Compete Over VPN Rules and ISP Liability

Two competing site-blocking bills have been introduced in the US House: Rep. Darrell Issa's ACPA and the DEFEND IP Act from Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Ben Cline. ACPA covers VPNs, DNS resolvers and ISPs with 100,000+ users, while DEFEND IP Act excludes VPNs and requires sites to have no commercially significant legitimate use.

• ACPA covers VPNs, DNS resolvers and ISPs with 100,000+ monthly users
• DEFEND IP Act excludes VPNs and requires no legitimate use beyond infringement
• ACPA shields all providers from damages from day one; DEFEND IP Act does not
• ACPA offers up to $250,000 compensation for erroneous blocking