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(c) ACTIONS BASED ON COURT ORDERS.—

  • (1) SERVICE.—A process server on behalf of the Attorney General, with prior approval of the court, may serve a copy of a court order issued pursuant to this section on similarly situated entities within each class described in paragraph (2). Proof of service shall be filed with the court.
  • (2) REASONABLE MEASURES.—After being served with a copy of an order pursuant to this sub section, the following shall apply:
  • (A) SERVICE PROVIDERS.—
    • (i) IN GENERAL.—A service provider shall take technically feasible and reasonable measures designed to prevent access by its subscribers located within the United States to the foreign infringing site (or portion thereof) that is subject to the order, including measures designed to prevent the domain name of the foreign infringing site (or portion thereof) from resolving to that domain name’s Internet Protocol address. Such actions shall be taken as expeditiously as possible, but in any case within 5 days after being served with a copy of the order, or within such time as the court may order.
    • (ii) LIMITATIONS.—A service provider shall not be required—
      • (I) other than as directed under this subparagraph, to modify its network, software, systems, or facilities;
      • (II) to take any measures with respect to domain name resolutions not performed by its own domain name server; or
      • (III) to continue to prevent access to a domain name to which access has been effectively disabled by other means.
    • (iii) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subparagraph shall affect the limitation on the liability of a service provider under section 512 of title 17, United States Code.
    • (iv) TEXT OF NOTICE.—The Attorney General shall prescribe the text of any notice displayed to users or customers of a service provider taking actions pursuant to this subparagraph. Such text shall state that an action is being taken pursuant to a court order obtained by the Attorney General.


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