[x-pubpol] Russia Moves To Hold ISPs Responsible For Illegal File-Sharing

[Joly MacFie]

http://torrentfreak.com/russia-moves-to-hold-isps-responsible-for-illegal-file-sharing-120410/

According to a report<http://www.vedomosti.ru/tech/news/1616375/fajl_kak_ulika>
coming
out of Russia, authorities there are about to get tough on Internet service
providers whose local networks are being used to share copyrighted and
other illegal material.

These networks, present within the ISPs’ own infrastructure, provide users’
access to a wealth of legal content and services such as Internet Relay
Chat, but inevitably unauthorized content is available too. While there is
no suggestion that the ISPs directly advertise the availability of such
material, there are claims that they use the existence of these networks as
a plus point when marketing their product.

Authorities say that in advance of a crackdown, the Interior Ministry’s
cyber crime department is currently carrying out nationwide checks on
Internet service providers. Results of that audit should be come available
either late this month or during May.

However, according to representatives from three of the countries largest
ISPs who spoke to
Vedomosti.ru<http://torrentfreak.com/russia-moves-to-hold-isps-responsible-for-illegal-file-sharing-120410/vedomosti.ru>,
none were aware of any investigations currently underway.

Penalties for direct copyright infringement in Russia can be as harsh as 6
years imprisonment. Extending liability to intermediaries is something
being touted in a series of amendments to the country’s Civil Code proposed
by President Dmitry Medvedev and passed to the State
Duma<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Duma> last
week. They could be in force as early as September.

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