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Russian media watchdog permanently blocks 234 pirate websites

16:45 19/09/2017 Russian media and communications watchdog (Roskomnadzor) has permanently blocked 234 digital piracy websites.

Russian communications watchdog blocks five piracy websites

13:22 17/08/2017 Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor announced on Thursday that five websites distributing pirated multimedia content had been blocked based on the Moscow City Court’s ruling.

Moscow court blocks access to website with pirate copies of educational articles

15:51 10/12/2015 The Moscow City Court has ruled to temporarily block access to parta1.com website containing pirate versions of educational articles.

Russian major torrent tracker completely blocked by court

13:45 09/11/2015 The Moscow City Court has ruled that Rutracker.org, one of Russia's most popular torrent trackers, must be completely blocked.

Moscow court blocks access to pirated versions of The Sopranos

12:51 08/12/2014 The Moscow City Court under the piracy law has blocked access to 13 websites which distribute the pirated versions of The Sopranos series, according to the court’s website.

Putin signs bill blocking access to websites with pirated content into law

15:45 25/11/2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the bill that extends the reach of anti-piracy legislation to music, books and software into law, RIA Novosti reported Tuesday.

Russian senators pass bill blocking access to websites with pirated content

14:39 19/11/2014 Russia’s Federation Council on Wednesday has approved the bill that extends the reach of anti-piracy legislation to music, books and software, according to the upper house statement.

Sites with pirated books and music to be blocked from December 1

10:32 13/11/2014 Telecom regulator Roskomnadzor will add sites with pirated music and books to its black lists starting December 1. The law currently requires websites to remove pirated content. If they fail to do this by the deadline, access to the site will be blocked by Roskomnadzor.

Moscow court blocks access to pirated versions of Game of Thrones

17:22 11/11/2014 The Moscow City Court under the anti-piracy law has blocked access to 14 websites which distribute the pirated versions of several western series including Game of Thrones and Silicon Valley, according to the court’s official site.

Websites will have to disclose their owners and contact data - report

09:59 13/10/2014 The Russian government has submitted to the lower house of parliament, or the State Duma, a bill requiring websites to disclose their owners and contact data, in an effort to crack down on internet piracy.

Moscow City Court blocks YouTube video over piracy

16:07 08/08/2014 The Moscow City Court has temporarily blocked an unlicensed YouTube video under anti-piracy legislation, the official court website reports.

Moscow court blocks access to pirated versions of Game of Thrones

15:42 29/07/2014 The Moscow City Court has blocked 15 sites that distribute the pirated versions of the popular western series including Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and American Horror Story, the court's spokesperson Ulyana Solopova told RAPSI on Tuesday.

Telecom regulator unblocks major Russian torrent trackers

12:58 01/07/2014 The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has unblocked torrent tracker Rutracker.ru and several other torrent resources after they deleted pirated content, the regulator announced on its website.

Battle against music piracy could be postponed for 18 months in Russia

10:35 25/06/2014 A law that would allow the courts to close websites that post pirated content even if they regularly delete it, which the State Duma can adopt by July 13, will not include music piracy, Vedomosti newspaper wrote on Wednesday.

Trial over websites containing pirated versions of Game of Thrones set for July 10

14:49 17/06/2014 The Moscow City Court on July 10 will begin the trial of a lawsuit demanding to block 15 sites that distribute the pirated versions of the popular western series including four seasons of the Game of Thrones, the court told RAPSI on Tuesday.

Websites can be closed even if they delete pirated content

11:46 20/05/2014 A working group at the Communications Ministry is drafting a law to allow the courts to close websites that post pirated content even if they regularly delete it, Izvestia newspaper writes on Tuesday.

Moscow court limits access to pirated versions of Game of Thrones

14:54 15/05/2014 The Moscow City Court has limited access to 15 sites that distribute the pirated versions of four seasons of the Game of Thrones series, the court’s press service told RAPSI.

Major record labels sue Russia's largest social network for $1.4 mln

14:40 03/04/2014 Sony Music Russia, Universal Music Russia and Warner Music UK have filed a lawsuit with the Leningrad Regional Commercial Court against Vkontakte, a Russian social network that operates a music service. The record labels are demanding the removal of the infringing music and 50 mln rubles ($1.4 mln) in damages, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Russian lawmakers approve block on websites with pirated content

15:50 06/03/2014 The State Duma Committee on Information Policy has recommended that the lower house adopt a bill to extend the anti-piracy law to all copyrighted and related rights content.

Eksmo Publishing House's lawsuit against social network to be heard on Apr.7

12:57 21/02/2014 The St. Petersburg Commercial Court will consider a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Eksmo, one of Russia's leading publishing houses, against Russian social media giant VKontakte on April 7, according to the Supreme Commercial Court's website.

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