Roskomnadzor the first to use “anti-piracy” the law of the book – Interfax

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On May 1, the law of copyright extended the pieces of music, books and software
 

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Moscow. May 28th. INTERFAX.RU – Roskomnadzor announced the first case of “anti-piracy” law against illegally posted on the Internet the book.

“The Moscow City Court decided that the preliminary protective measures in respect of site knigian. net , that hosts the author Vadim Panov in violation of the rights of the company “Penguin Books” in a work of literature, “- said in a statement Roskomnadzor, posted on Facebook on Thursday.

1 May, amendments, according to which the law of copyright protection extended its action than video, for music, books and software.

The new “anti-piracy” the law

According to State Duma Deputy Speaker Sergei Zheleznyak, “coming into force of the second package of advanced anti-piracy law strengthens the protection of copyright for all kinds of content (video, software, books, music) with the exception of photographs”.

The head of the Duma Committee on Information Policy and Information Technologies and Communications Leonid Levin (“Fair Russia”) has warned that convicted pirates resource if it does not remove the corresponding pirated content and thus receives at least one complaint on it will be blocked without any possibility of recovery.

“anti-piracy” law prohibiting the placing on the Internet illegal, “pirate” content entered into force on 1 August 2013. Initially, the law applied only to video, but in November 2014 approved the amendment extending its effects on illegally posted on the Internet books, music and software.

Use cases of violation of the law

At the end of April at the request video hosting Youtube blocked the Moscow City Court illegally placed on the resource copies series “Fizruk” and “Chernobyl”.

In May, the first time the court ordered the site to delete songs – reportedly, the judgment was respect and placed on rutracker.org pleer.com songs Artik & amp; Asti. With claims to the court applied “daughter” Warner Music Russia. Then it became known that all divisions of the company intends to apply to the court for 50 facts of illegal placement of songs.

At the same time, the press secretary of the social network “VKontakte” George Lobushkin said that music content provided by the resource will not be removed and will not be paid.

It was also reported that even before the law came into force right holders have prepared a list of more than 700 sites, “lifetime” lock which they will pursue if they did not cease to violate copyrights rights.