Warner Bros becomes first foreigner to use Russian anti-piracy law

MOSCOW, Aug 19 (PRIME) -- Warner Bros. Entertainment has become the first foreign rights’ owner to use the Russian anti-piracy law, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media said Wednesday in a statement.

“The communications service has received the first Moscow City Court decisions made on the basis of legal claims of a foreign rights owner, Warner Bros. Entertainment,” the statement read.

The court took measures regarding 20 Web sites distributing the Entourage movie without a permit by the rights’ owner or other legal grounds, and 16 Web sites had already restricted access to the content. The other resources have to follow the suit by August 24, or their pages will be blocked by connection operators.

The anti-piracy law was adopted in August 2013 and amended in 2014 to expand to music, books and software starting from May 1. The communications watchdog warns about a violation a hosting-provider of the Web site that has one day to inform a client. In case of no reaction, the resource is blocked for 15 days, during which a right’s owner can file a claim to court.

End