War in Ukraine: Russia wants to legalize piracy to punish the West

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Published on 03/12/2022 at 16:53

In response to sanctions from the rest of the world, the Russian government has decided to remove intellectual property rights as well as the rights of Western patent owners.

Russia’s Intellectual Response

By the Minister for Economic Development, The Russian government said earlier this week that companies in the country are no longer required to pay patent holders from countries that have sanctioned Russia in connection with the use of their intellectual property.

At least that’s what local media announced earlier this week, information shared by our colleagues at IGN. Last week, it was politician Dmitry Ionin who said Russia may also unblock illegal sharing site torrent to help.Russians watch Hollywood movies“. In other words, removing these restrictions and being required to pay for rights greatly encourages piracy, a response motivated by the suspension of distribution of Western novelties in Russia under a sanction initiated by studios around the world.

This will mitigate the impact of supply chain disruptions and shortages of goods and services due to new sanctions from Western countries.

Piracy legalized

This was reported by the newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta the introduction of new laws that provide that the use of said rights is henceforth possible without financial compensationwhen it comes to anti-Russian countries. The ministry has previously told reporters that it plans to lift intellectual property rules to counter sanctions and encourage Russian manufacturers to make certain types of products. The ministry specifically told the Russian news agency Tass: “The possibility of lifting restrictions on the use of intellectual property related to certain goods, in particular those whose supplies to Russia are currently limited, is currently being examined

“. The world of video games cannot be outdone as several companies including Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and even Niantic have indefinitely stopped selling their products, whatever they are (including video games and consoles). The platforms Pull out also decided to stop rewarding Russia-based streamers, but also to sanction those who transmit video game images by making them look like real attacks.