119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 28, 2025
Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act
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Latest action (Jan 28, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 28, 2025)
Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act or FADPA
This bill establishes a process for copyright owners and exclusive licensees to petition U.S. district courts to block access to foreign websites or online services that engage in copyright infringement.
Specifically, the bill allows a copyright owner or an exclusive licensee of a copyright owner to file a petition in a U.S. district court for the issuance of a preliminary order declaring that a foreign website or online service is engaging in copyright infringement. The petition must show that (1) the transmission through a foreign website or online service of a copyrighted work or live event likely infringes on the exclusive right of the owner or licensee to reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, or publicly display such work; and (2) the owner or licensee is likely to suffer irreparable harm as a result of the infringement.
The bill outlines the process and the time frame for the court to issue a preliminary order.
After obtaining a preliminary order, the copyright owner or licensee may request for the court to issue a blocking order that requires certain broadband service providers to take measures to prevent their users from accessing the foreign website or online service identified in the order. The bill outlines the terms and conditions of such an order.
The court may require the copyright owner or licensee to pay the reasonable costs and expenses directly incurred by the service provider to comply with the order.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,820,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Broadband Window of Opportunity Act; all provisions H.R. 278: BROADBAND Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 651: Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 791: Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act; provisions related to Internet Service Providers H.R. 1027: Quashing Unwanted and Interruptive Electronic Telecommunications…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$1,860,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s; Copyright Enforcement; Content Protection; Illicit Streaming video devices, websites and platforms; Platform Responsibility; Copyright Office Modernization; H.R.791, the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA); Library of Congress/Copyright Office structural issues; Block Bad Electronic Art and Recording Distributors Act o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$1,970,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s; Copyright Enforcement; Content Protection; Illicit Streaming video devices, websites and platforms; Platform Responsibility; Copyright Office Modernization; H.R.791, the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA); Library of Congress/Copyright Office structural issues; Block Bad Electronic Art and Recording Distributors Act o…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC · lobbying firm or registrant: DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$930,000
Spent on own lobbying
Intellectual Property Enforcement; General Copyright and Other IP Issues; International Intellectual Property Issues; Artificial Intelligence Issues; H.R. 791 The Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act; S. 4591 NO FAKES ACT of 2025; H.R. 8915 NO FAKES ACT of 2025; H.R.6028 - Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act; H.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$1,370,000
Spent on own lobbying
…vocate for improvements to S. 1367, S. 4591, H.R. 8915, and H.R. 2794 -- Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act); Monitor H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act; Monitor and advocate for improvements to S. 4668 and H.R. 9137 -- Protect College Sports Act of 2026.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$2,640,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to updates to DMCA and proposals associated with ISP site blocking to address online piracy HR 791 Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act, all provisions HR 10364 American Copyright Protection Act, provisions related to ISP obligations Draft, Block BEARD Act, all p…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$3,230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ated by users Generative AI and copyright Generative AI and patents H.R. 2794 / S. 1367 - NO FAKES Act S. XXXX - Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 H.R. 791 -The Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA) H.R.XXXX - Preventing Abuse of Digital Replicas Act (PADRA) H.R. XXXX - Customer Legal Ease and Relief Act H.R.110…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC · lobbying firm or registrant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
$2,230,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 651 - Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025 - all provisions. H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act - all provisions. S. 244 - ROUTERS Act - all provisions. H.R. 866 - ROUTERS Act - all provisions. S. 328 - Stop Sports Blacko…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…purposes. H.R.1109, the Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 S. 1367/H.R. 5794, NO FAKES H.R 791, Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA) S. 1097, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025 S. 1096, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics a…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COX ENTERPRISES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: COX ENTERPRISES INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$470,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to online piracy; H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act; S. ___ - Discussion draft of Block Bad Electronic Art and Recording Distributors (Block BEARD) Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: KELSAY STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 12, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Education of the impact of online site-blocking proposals on ISPs, internet infrastructure and the consumers of these services. H.R.791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act H.R.10364 - American Copyright Protection Act of 2026 H.R.10575 / S.5529 - Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: KELSAY STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 12, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Education of the impact of online site-blocking proposals on ISPs, internet infrastructure and the consumers of these services. H.R.791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act H.R.10364 - American Copyright Protection Act of 2026 H.R.10575 / S.5529 - Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 4, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Broadband Window of Opportunity Act (all provisions); H.R. 278 - BROADBAND Leadership Act (all provisions); H.R. 651 - Spectrum Pipeline Act (all provisions); H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act of 2025 (all provisions); H.R. 1343 - Federal Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions); H.R. 1519 - Public Safety Communicat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: KELSAY STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Education of the impact of online site-blocking proposals on ISPs, internet infrastructure and the consumers of these services. H.R.791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: KELSAY STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Education of the impact of online site-blocking proposals on ISPs, internet infrastructure and the consumers of these services. H.R.791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$3,050,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Broadband Window of Opportunity Act; all provisions H.R. 278: BROADBAND Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 651: Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 791: Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act; provisions related to Internet Service Providers H.R. 1343: Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act; all provisions H.R. 15…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$2,650,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to updates to DMCA and proposals associated with ISP site blocking to address online piracy HR 791 Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act, all provisions Draft, Block BEARD Act, all provisions
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$1,390,000
Spent on own lobbying
…vocate for improvements to S. 1367, S. 4591, H.R. 8915, and H.R. 2794 -- Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act (NO FAKES Act); Monitor H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$3,570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ated by users Generative AI and copyright Generative AI and patents H.R. 2794 / S. 1367 - NO FAKES Act S. XXXX - Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 H.R. 791 -The Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA) H.R.XXXX - Preventing Abuse of Digital Replicas Act (PADRA) H.R. XXXX - Customer Legal Ease and Relief Act H.R.110…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC · lobbying firm or registrant: DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$1,400,000
Spent on own lobbying
Intellectual Property Enforcement; General Copyright and Other IP Issues; International Intellectual Property Issues; Artificial Intelligence Issues; H.R. 791 The Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act; S. 1367 NO FAKES ACT of 2025; H.R. 2794 NO FAKES ACT of 2025; H.R.6028 - Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC · lobbying firm or registrant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
$2,450,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 651 - Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025 - all provisions. H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act - all provisions. S. 244 - ROUTERS Act - all provisions. H.R. 866 - ROUTERS Act - all provisions. S. 328 - Stop Sports Blacko…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…purposes. H.R.1109, the Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 S. 1367/H.R. 5794, NO FAKES H.R 791, Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA) S. 1097, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025 S. 1096, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics a…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COX ENTERPRISES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: COX ENTERPRISES INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$750,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to online piracy; H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act; S. ___ - Discussion draft of Block Bad Electronic Art and Recording Distributors (Block BEARD) Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INDEPENDENT FILM & TELEVISION ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: COGENT STRATEGIES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Copyright/Patent/Trademark
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
- Copyright piracy issues and copyright reform - Standard technical measures - Artificial intelligence and copyright - Digital Replica Right - H.R.791, Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act - S.1367, NO FAKES Act of 2025 - H.R.2794, No FAKES Act of 2025 - H.R.10550, Preventing Abuse of Digital Replicas Act - S. 459…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Broadband Window of Opportunity Act (all provisions); H.R. 278 - BROADBAND Leadership Act (all provisions); H.R. 651 - Spectrum Pipeline Act (all provisions); H.R. 791 - Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act of 2025 (all provisions); H.R. 1519 - Public Safety Communications Act (all provisions); H.R. 1665 - DIGITAL Applications Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing