Spouses- "pirates" Lopukhovs found guilty of causing damage to rightholders of 38 billion rubles
Yes, it is this figure that is given in the decision of the court that convicted the Lopukhov spouses of guilty of distributing unlicensed video content on the Web. In particular, the placement of 30 films and cartoons on the Internet, including “Irony of Fate”, “Resident Evil 3”, “28 weeks later”, “Shrek 3”, “Smeshariki”, “Illya-Muromets and Nightingale the Robber” and other
The injured rights holders, who, as they considered in court, lost 38 billion rubles due to the Lopukhov activities, are Paramount, Disney, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros., Central Partnership and Paradise studios. At the same time, the court considered the time period from April 2007 to September 2008, when, according to the prosecution, the Lopukhov couple posted a pirated video on the Web (on their own websites, interfilm.ru and puzkarapuz.ru).
The content itself was bought in Ukraine, where films often come out earlier than in Russia.
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Actually, the case itself was instituted on the Lopukhovs in 2009. The trial of the case began in 2011, and searches, common in such cases, were carried out not only by the Lopukhovs, but also by the most active users of the site interfilm.ru.
And yes, for the damage of 38 billion rubles the spouses were sentenced to 4 years probation.
P..S. By the way, according to this news , the Lopukhovs earned about one million rubles in two years of work with the interfilm. At that time, in 2009, the damage caused to the copyright holders was estimated at only 5 million rubles. In 2011, this damage was estimated at 38 billion rubles, and now, as we see, this amount has remained unchanged.
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The injured rights holders, who, as they considered in court, lost 38 billion rubles due to the Lopukhov activities, are Paramount, Disney, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros., Central Partnership and Paradise studios. At the same time, the court considered the time period from April 2007 to September 2008, when, according to the prosecution, the Lopukhov couple posted a pirated video on the Web (on their own websites, interfilm.ru and puzkarapuz.ru).
The content itself was bought in Ukraine, where films often come out earlier than in Russia.
')
Actually, the case itself was instituted on the Lopukhovs in 2009. The trial of the case began in 2011, and searches, common in such cases, were carried out not only by the Lopukhovs, but also by the most active users of the site interfilm.ru.
And yes, for the damage of 38 billion rubles the spouses were sentenced to 4 years probation.
P..S. By the way, according to this news , the Lopukhovs earned about one million rubles in two years of work with the interfilm. At that time, in 2009, the damage caused to the copyright holders was estimated at only 5 million rubles. In 2011, this damage was estimated at 38 billion rubles, and now, as we see, this amount has remained unchanged.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/197840/
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