Introduction
Russian copyright protection legislation and related court
practice is constantly developing. Anti-piracy enforcement focus,
in particular, targeted at the Internet segment, is a good example
of this interesting trend.
More specifically, the Federal Law No. 187-FZ (so-called the
"Anti-Piracy Law/Law") has entered into force on August
1, 2013 and started regulating a unique copyright protection
mechanism allowing to block online resources involved in
distribution of illegal video content on the Internet. After the
enactment of the Anti-Piracy Law, certain significant amendments
(the first package) have been effectuated to the Federal
Law No. 149-FZ the Information Law, the Civil Procedure Code
as well as the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
