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Russian Ministry proposes compensations to right holders for online content blocking

The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation has drafted a bill providing for compensation of up to 5 million rubles (about $88,000 at the time of writing) for copyright infringement related to illegal blocking of online content.

12:29 22.07.2022

Russian national faces trial in alleged software copyright infringement case

Russian national Viktor Zhilin, who stands charged with using pirated software at a government entity he once headed, faces trial for causing damage exceeding 2 million rubles ($28,000 at the current exchange rate).

11:31 06.09.2021

Recovery of $2K from Navalny in copyright abuse dispute upheld

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling recovering 140,000 rubles (about $2,000) from Alexey Navalny in favor of blogger Alexey Zhirukhin for illegal photo use.

14:59 12.05.2021

Moscow court puts stay on blogger’s $3K copyright abuse claim against Navalny

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow has suspended a 230,000-ruble ($3,300) claim filed by blogger Alexey Zhirukhin against Alexey Navalny over photo use.

13:17 09.09.2020

Moscow court to proceed with blogger’s $3K copyright abuse claim against Navalny in fall

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow has scheduled a 230,000-ruble ($3,300) claim filed by blogger Alexey Zhirukhin against Alexey Navalny over allegedly illegal use of a photo for September 8.

11:36 04.08.2020

Blogger demands $3,300 from Navalny for photo use

Blogger Alexey Zhirukhin has filed a 230,000-ruble ($3,300) claim against Alexey Navalny over allegedly illegal use of a photo.

17:50 13.07.2020

Online applications breaching copyrights to be blocked - bill

The lower house of Russian parliament on Wednesday passed a draft law envisaging blocking of Internet applicactions violating copyright and related rights in the second and third readings.

19:02 27.05.2020

Parlophone seeks to recover $34,500 from Colgate-Palmolive for Blur song

Russia’s Intellectual property court (IP Court) has remitted a claim of British Parlophone records Limited to AO Colgate-Palmolive and OOO Wavemaker seeking to recover 2.2 million rubles (about $34,500) in compensation for an infringement on its exclusive right to a Blur's song record.

16:01 13.02.2020

Moscow City Court blocks access to pirated copies of World of Warcraft

The Moscow City Court has ruled to block access to copies of World of Warcraft offered by five websites as an interim relief in the pending litigation over a Blizzard Entertainment Inc. claim seeking to protect its exclusive right to this popular computer game.

11:43 28.01.2020

A court in Khimki, a town in the Moscow Region, has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Swedish furniture corporation IKEA.

14:54 19.09.2019

State Duma may consider bill on immediate blocking of pirated content by end September

A bill obliging search engines operating in Russia to remove links to website with pirated content included in the register of illegal data within 6 hours may be considered by the end of September.

15:25 30.08.2019

Company seeks to recover $9,000 from Russia’s Channel One for unauthorized use of photos

Art Production Group company has appealed to a court of cassation challenging a lower court decision diminishing the sum of recovery due to it from TV Channel One for using certain photos without a contract from 600,000 rubles ($9,000) to 68,000 rubles ($1,000).

10:41 27.08.2019

Moscow Region court to hear copyright infringement suit against IKEA in September

A court in Khimki, a town in the Moscow Region, has scheduled hearing of a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Swedish furniture corporation IKEA for September 19.

12:08 22.08.2019

Russian court to hear copyright infringement claim against IKEA in August

The Khimki Court in the Moscow Region has put on its docket a claim seeking compensation for an alleged copyright infringement on the part of Swedish IKEA.

12:52 01.08.2019

Hewlett-Packard appeals recovery of $1.9 million in favor of Russian Authors Society

Hewlett-Packard A.O., a subsidiary of the Hewlett-Packard Company, has filed an appeal against a court ruling to recover over 110 million rubles (about $1.9 million) in favor of the Russian Union of Right-holders.

17:27 08.09.2017

Bill specifying collective copyright management reaches State Duma

The Russian government has filed a package of bills obliging certified copyright collecting organizations to disclose their accounting records, and introducing fines of up to 200,000 rubles (about $3,500) for failure to comply with this requirement.

10:52 20.03.2017

French artist Didier Marouani and his lawyer accuse Russian pop star of false denunciation

Igor Trunov, the lawyer for the French musician Didier Marouani, said during a news conference on Wednesday that he had written a statement for the police demanding to open a criminal case against Russian pop star Filipp Kirkorov over false denunciation.

17:31 30.11.2016

One of Russia's most popular piracy websites to be shut down

The Moscow City Court’s ruling ordering to shut down Rutracker.org, one of Russia's most popular downloading websites, takes effect, according to court records.

16:32 22.01.2016

280 pirate websites blocked under copyright law

Access to over 280 pirate websites has been restricted in Russia after almost 190 claims from copyright holders since the copyright protection law was passed.

16:55 24.09.2015

Moscow court dismissed copyright infringement claim against VGTRK

The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a suit which had been filed by Sony Music Entertainment (Russia) seeking 1.5 million rubles (over $22,500) from the Russian State Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) in compensation for the use of audio records.

15:36 31.08.2015