The decision to lock eternal RuTracker.org entered into force – RBC

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The first decision of the Moscow City Court lifelong blocking popular torrent tracker Rutracker.org entered into force, told RBC managing partner of law firm Semonov & amp; Pevzner Roman Lukianov, who represented the court” SBA Production “(Russian” daughter “of the music label Warner Music Russia). The court decision came into force on January 12, 2016, the press secretariat of the Moscow City Court on the document is dated January 22, it follows from the copy of the document (there are at the disposal of RBC). The database of the Moscow City Court in the card business also provides information on the entry into force.

The Moscow City Court decided to lock torrent tracker Rutracker.org 4 December 2015 on the joint claim of the publishing house “Eksmo” and “SB A. Production “. The reason for the holders began the novel by Victor Pelevin “caretaker” as well as songs of the Russian rapper Guf – “Login”, “enjoy”, “Calm,” “On the floor”, “today or tomorrow”, “Our philosophy”, “The daily day “,” Insomnia (feat. Murovei) »,« The Ballad “,” My demons ».

So far, Roskomnadzor did not receive the court’s decision, said RBC’s press secretary Vadim Ampelonsky agency. Entered into force decision will be communicated in Roskomnadzor to bring eternal blocking execution on Monday, Lukyanov said.

The total audience RuTracker.org in December 2015, according to the counter Liveinternet, amounted to more than 14 million unique visitors. According to statistics Similarweb, in December, the site was viewed almost 78 million times.

This week, on January 19, to take effect two decisions about blocking 13 torrent trackers, most of these providers have already started blocking, wrote RBC . In fact, it was the first implemented solution to a lifetime blocking BitTorrent trackers on an enhanced anti-piracy legislation (in force since May 2015). It was taken on the claim of “Bazelevs distribyushen”, part of a group Bazelevs Timur Bekmambetov and is engaged in the production of feature films and commercials.

Among the torrent trackers, which entered into force on the first decision of the eternal blockage, there Rutor .org – one of the most popular in RuNet with 30.4 million visits in December (data Similarweb). In addition to blocking Rutor.org lifetime is now subjected to, for example, and the site Bobfilm.net, Kinozal.tv, Tushkan.net, Tvserial-online.net. The second decision of the court, which entered into force, the site concerned Bigcinema.tv (attendance in December – almost 70 million, Similarweb), a claim that meets the company “Network television stations” in connection with the violation of the rights to the series “Londongrad.” Number of visits to all 13 users came under lock resources amounted to over 100 million in December (statistics Similarweb).

At the end of last year, the head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov predicted that 2016 will be forever blocked all the major torrent trackers. “My prediction – in 2016, they will be blocked, and because, according to statistics, 95% of citizens do not use tools bypass blocking the traffic of these resources significantly reduced”, – quotes his words “Interfax”. Starting May 1, when entered into force on anti-piracy amendments to Roskomnadzor has received 302 vessels on the preliminary determination of interim measures. According Zharov, mainly the resources voluntarily remove pirated content, but in 133 cases, the matter went to court, and in the majority of cases (122 pieces) rightholders courts won. Today completely blocked 1433 unique pages and 505 pirated resources, led sales statistics for the department Zharov.