VPN detection service tells US Copyright Office to make VPN detection tools mandatory to fight geo-piracy

It's hard to believe it, but the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) could get worse if some of the provisions suggested to the Copyright Office to bring this legislation "up to date" get included.

One of them is a tool designed to detect Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). The idea happens to come from a company, GeoComply, selling one such detection tool.

We obtained a copy of the letter for you here.

These ideas are emerging as the Copyright Office is looking into introducing mandatory copyright protections measures. The DMCA already contains an option for standard technical measures (STMs) designed to implement upload filters or content blocking that apply to online platforms.

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