Russia/Piracy

MosNews.com: Copyright Piracy Situation Seriously Improved in Russia — Official

"Russia has been excluded from the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI) blacklist of top ten copyright violators, Alexander Romanenkov, the deputy head of Russia’s Federal Office for Media Law Enforcement and Cultural Heritage Protection announced."

"In an interview with RIA Novosti Romanenkov said that thanks to effective efforts by domestic law-enforcement agencies, Russia’s share in global music piracy has now been cut to 7.3%."

"As MosNews reported earlier, the turnover of Russian pirated music recordings exceeded $312 billion for 2004. Meanwhile, according to the IFPI official web-site IN June 2005 Russia occupied the eight position on the blacklist, led by Brazil."