As lawmakers in U.S. Congress advance their pirate site blocking plans, the Motion Picture Association is publicly reiterating the need for such legislation. In a World IP Day post, MPA Global General Counsel Karyn Temple frames live sports piracy as an urgent threat. She argues that a U.S. site blocking law is overdue, pointing out that more than 55 countries already have blocking regimes in place.

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