In Russia, are preparing a new anti-piracy law – NevaInfo

Office Vladimir Medina is developing a new anti-piracy law.

For this initiative have already joined such great players of the media market as “Internet Video”, the National Federation of Music Industry and the Association of film producers and television.

According to them, now is a huge violation of the author’s rights is through social networks, because users can upload any content. This is because the owners of social networks by posting such content, do not bear any responsibility for their actions. In this regard, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation sees no reason to interfere with the production of rights holders of proposals to improve the legislation based on legal practice. It is noted that at the moment the project initiators collect offers market participants.

It should be reminded before the courts recognized the social networks guilty of violating the rights of the author.

In order to combat the criminal Adult content need to punish social networks , according to rights holders . But since that time, as the Article 1253.1 of the Civil Code was introduced the term “information broker” was removed the responsibility from those who give the opportunity to our guests upload all sorts of materials on their own infrastructure.

The head of the “Internet video” Association Alexei Byrdin outlined that basically there is a violation of the rights of the author. But the article 1253.1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation introduced a new term – « information intermediary ». This is now they do not bear any responsibility for the violation of the rights of the author. Copyright holders believe that the article of the Civil Code need to be reviewed.

Officials propose to ban marketing to place ads on Internet resources to which access is blocked. In case if it works by subscription, that prohibit payment systems to work with him. The Office is working with the rights holders .