In an article May 12, 2011 by Georg Szalal for The Hollywood Reporter introduced legislation was depicted that would fight against websites offering pirated content. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont spoke on a bill targeting online piracy. The bill would expose movies, music, TV shows, and other copyrighted material or trademarked content.

The Act would bring under U.S. jurisdiction websites that exploit U.S. based Internet service providers, search engines, and ad placement services. The House of Representatives are also looking at creating a version of the bill.

In addition the National Music Publishers’ Association, the Independent Film & Television Alliance, and the National Association of Theatre Owners recently gave public acknowledgement and thanks to the recent Senate and House legislative move.

Consequently, there has been widespread support among unions, workers, and organizations involved in the production, sale, and distribution of creative media content for quite some time and now it is finally getting traction on Capitol Hill.

“To the camera crew, the makeup artists, the truck drivers and all the other hard-working middle-class Americans involved in the making of a motion picture or television show, digital theft means declining incomes, lost jobs and reduced health and retirement benefits for them and their families," said Michael O'Leary, executive VP, government affairs at the MPAA. "We look forward to working with the Senate Judiciary Committee and 

in the House, chairman Lamar Smith and other leaders who are drafting their own bill to target rogue websites to ensure that the final legislation passed by both chambers and presented to the President provides adequate online protection of the American film and television community, an industry that supports 2.4 million American jobs."

Only time will tell if the legislation will in fact pass. Moreover, the bill in itself must be met with international compliance for it to have any far reaching success. Teeth added to the bill must be enforced and enforceable moving forward to win the growing fight of Internet piracy.