The consumption of premium content in RuNet ahead of the Ministry of Communications plans – RSUTE

Moscow / 02.09.2016 8:43 / Rsute.ru

Recently, real war against piracy is conducted in Russian. And the deputy head of the Ministry of Communications Alexei Volin sure that it is already bearing fruit, and the number of legal content buyers in RuNet ahead ministry plans.

“News” with reference to Alexei Volin noted that a few years ago, the Ministry of Communications relied on the fact that in 2013 the country will have 6 million customers of legal content on the Internet, their number will grow to 10 million in 2014, in 2015 – to 15 million, in 2016 – 20 million, in 2017 – 25 million, and in 2016 legal content would buy for 30 million Russians

But in fact it turned out that in 2013 the number of legal content buyers has increased to 8. million Russians in 2014 – 12 million, and in 2015 legal content bought for 18 million users. Aleksei Volin sure that this figure will only grow

However, the reality is ahead of plans for the future: it turned out 8 million users who have purchased legitimate content, in 2014, in 2013 – 12 million,. and in 2015 -.. 18 million

Wolin sure that the growth rate of growth may persist and even increase

at the same time, promulgated in the guidelines of the International intellectual property alliance (International intellectual property alliance, IIPA), Russia retained in the list of countries in which the situation with copyright requires observation. With minor amendments, the status of Russia in these recommendations have not changed since 1997. In a report this year, noted that social networks “VKontakte” and “Classmates”, as before, there is a non-licensed content that the country’s popular torrent trackers, and that the practice retake films in cinemas have not been able to stop for piracy purposes.

Russia is recommended to strengthen the responsibility for copyright infringement. Including clarify that websites – information “intermediaries”, for example, “VKontakte” and “Classmates”, should be held responsible under Article 1253 of the Civil Code of Russia, providing for the elimination of the legal entity in the case of repeated or gross violation of the exclusive rights to results of intellectual activity.

IIPA comprises seven associations of American companies producing products protected by intellectual property law. Every year, IIPA is preparing to manage the US Trade Representative to the recommendations of the report of the copyright in other countries.

The survey was conducted in January 2016 among one thousand. Respondents in 53 Russian regions. Studies have shown that the vast majority of respondents, 61%, use torrents, 31% avoid resources such orientation

FOM Studies have shown that users are more difficult to part with their money and consume premium content than to spend the time. to explore ways to bypass the lock favorite torrent.