For illegal use of music Warner Music threatens to block Pleer.com forever

Satisfied with the claim of C.B.A. Music Publishing "for the protection of copyright of musical works to the resource Pleer.com . The Moscow City Court has obliged the resource to remove several compositions of the Artik & Asti group. In addition, the court banned the distribution and any other illegal use of these songs.

The interests of the copyright holder are protected by law firm Semenov & Pevzner . Its director Roman Lukyanov noted that this is the first court decision in the Russian music industry, made in the framework of the anti-piracy law, RBC reports . Since May 1, the law applies not only to video, but to all other types of content (music, text, software), except for photos.

Megamind wrote that at the end of May, a few weeks after the anti-piracy law entered into force, Pleer.com and Rutracker.org were sued by the affiliated organizations of Warner Music Russia - S. B.. Music Publishing and S.B.A. Production.
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It is known that Semenov & Pevzner is preparing a second lawsuit against Pleer.com. The company is confident that the resource is still a lot of illegally used music belonging to Warner Music. According to anti-piracy law, resubmitting a lawsuit can block a resource forever.

Session on the claim to Rutracker.org is scheduled for August 10.