The Moscow City Court pursuant to the piracy law has blocked access to 13 websites which distribute the pirated copies of The Sopranos series
The court has also blocked access to Rome, Reign and Love Child which were distributed on the Internet without permission of the right holder. The ruling was handed down as an injunction. The interested parties have 15 days in order to appeal it. In its turn A.Serial, the company that holds the exclusive distribution right to the series, in turn, also has 15 days in order to file a motion to block the distribution of the pirated series versions.
An anti-piracy law entered into force in the Russian Federation on August 1, 2013. It foresees the legal grounds and procedure for limiting access to websites distributing movies and television shows in violation of copyright. At present the law requires websites to remove pirated content. If they fail to do this by the deadline, the telecom regulator would block access to the site.
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