Russia’s new anti-piracy law: A critical analysis

Abstract

This article analyses Russia's  new anti-piracy law aimed at improving online enforcement of copyright and related rights. The article places the new developments in the context of the prior intellctual property rights enforcement regime and Russia's international and constitutional obligations to secure the right to freedom of expression. The author discusses and critically assesses the most important changes introduced by the new law, and draws conclusions about their correlation with freedom of expression, overall effectiveness and the impact on right holders, internet users and the internet industry.

Auteursrecht, blocking injunctions, Copyright, enforcement, Intellectuele eigendom, interim injunctions, online infringement, Russia

Bibtex

Article{nokey, title = {Russia’s new anti-piracy law: A critical analysis}, author = {S. and Yakovleva}, url = {http://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/1690.pdf}, year = {1127}, date = {2015-11-27}, journal = {European Intellectual Property Review}, number = {9}, abstract = {This article analyses Russia\'s  new anti-piracy law aimed at improving online enforcement of copyright and related rights. The article places the new developments in the context of the prior intellctual property rights enforcement regime and Russia\'s international and constitutional obligations to secure the right to freedom of expression. The author discusses and critically assesses the most important changes introduced by the new law, and draws conclusions about their correlation with freedom of expression, overall effectiveness and the impact on right holders, internet users and the internet industry.}, keywords = {Auteursrecht, blocking injunctions, Copyright, enforcement, Intellectuele eigendom, interim injunctions, online infringement, Russia}, }