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«The United States and Russia have established an agreement to work together to fight intellectual property violations. As specified in the Intellectual Rights Protection Action Plan, Russia has agreed to shut down infringing websites, and pump more money into law enforcement, including physical raids to destroy infringing pirated content - methods of enforcement that are already present in the United States. The agreement also states that Russia will establish a law that will determine ISP liability in cases involving infringement (though it's not clear what kind of "safe harbor" provisions, if any, will be given to Russia's ISPs).»
(source, also: "TorrentFreak: U.S. and Russia Announce Online Piracy Crackdown Agreement.")
Вопрос, который меня (и, наверное, многих) интересует: а с кого же начнут?
В отчете сенаторов упоминается только "vKontakte", в обращении MPAA к USTR приведен следующий список пиратских сайтов, которые хостятся в России:
«Rutracker.org - Russia. This BitTorrent portal was launched in 2010 in response to the takedown of Torrent.ru by the Russian criminal authorities. Rutracker.org is a BitTorrent indexing website with an estimated four million users and one million active torrents. It is one of the most visited websites worldwide with an Alexa ranking of 285 and a rank of 16 within Russia. Rutracker.org is hosted through Avtomatizatsiya Business Consulting in the Russian Federation.
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RapidGator.net - Russia. This site has very quickly grown in popularity since January 2012. According to the Alexa, RapidGator is currently the 397th most popular site in the world. This site offers monetary rewards for uploaders, encouraging uploaders to distribute popular content such as copyrighted movies and television programs as widely as possible. Premium subscription plans are available, allowing users to avoid throttled download speeds and data-download limits. RapidGator.net is hosted by Nevillage Network in Russia.
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VKontakte - Russia. VKontakte, or VK.com, is the leading social networking site in Russia and Russian speaking territories. VKontakte has become a hotbed of online piracy for movie, television and music files. This stems from the site specific user upload and search functionality - including torrent functionality - designed to facilitate easy hosting and access to popular media files coupled with the lack of any affirmative efforts by the sites’ operators to prevent copyright infringement. In fact, some view an important basis of Vkontakte’s appeal to be the widespread and easy availability of infringing content for download or streaming to its users. VK.com is frequently encountered on European-owned linking websites who may find the service less disrupted by copyright infringement claims. The site is available worldwide in multiple languages, including English, and is easily one of the most visited sites in the world with a worldwide Alexa ranking of 35 and an Alexa ranking of 2 in Russia. VK.com operates on corporate-owned servers in Russia.»
Ну и наконец в отчете USTR о пиратских рынках (Notorious Markets) от 13 декабря 2012 г. список "злодеев" выглядит следующим образом:
«Rapidgator.net: This cyberlocker has gained popularity and users in the wake of MegaUpload’s closure. It was originally hosted in the United Kingdom (U.K.) but moved to Russia after U.K. enforcement officials shut it down.
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Rutracker: Russia-based Rutracker continues to be ranked by Alexa.com as Russia’s 15th most visited site, and among the 300 most visited sites in the world, and reportedly allows for the fast identification and download of pirated content.
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vKontakte: This Russian site previously listed on the 2011 Notorious Markets List has been found liable for infringement in a case involving a Russian record company but continues to operate as before, permitting users to provide unauthorized access to allegedly infringing materials. It is now the third most visited site in the former Soviet region and continues to be among the 40 most visited sites in the world, according to Alexa.com.»
В общем, резюме такое: надо быстрее качать с Рутрекера вообще всё :)
(source, also: "TorrentFreak: U.S. and Russia Announce Online Piracy Crackdown Agreement.")
Вопрос, который меня (и, наверное, многих) интересует: а с кого же начнут?
В отчете сенаторов упоминается только "vKontakte", в обращении MPAA к USTR приведен следующий список пиратских сайтов, которые хостятся в России:
«Rutracker.org - Russia. This BitTorrent portal was launched in 2010 in response to the takedown of Torrent.ru by the Russian criminal authorities. Rutracker.org is a BitTorrent indexing website with an estimated four million users and one million active torrents. It is one of the most visited websites worldwide with an Alexa ranking of 285 and a rank of 16 within Russia. Rutracker.org is hosted through Avtomatizatsiya Business Consulting in the Russian Federation.
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RapidGator.net - Russia. This site has very quickly grown in popularity since January 2012. According to the Alexa, RapidGator is currently the 397th most popular site in the world. This site offers monetary rewards for uploaders, encouraging uploaders to distribute popular content such as copyrighted movies and television programs as widely as possible. Premium subscription plans are available, allowing users to avoid throttled download speeds and data-download limits. RapidGator.net is hosted by Nevillage Network in Russia.
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VKontakte - Russia. VKontakte, or VK.com, is the leading social networking site in Russia and Russian speaking territories. VKontakte has become a hotbed of online piracy for movie, television and music files. This stems from the site specific user upload and search functionality - including torrent functionality - designed to facilitate easy hosting and access to popular media files coupled with the lack of any affirmative efforts by the sites’ operators to prevent copyright infringement. In fact, some view an important basis of Vkontakte’s appeal to be the widespread and easy availability of infringing content for download or streaming to its users. VK.com is frequently encountered on European-owned linking websites who may find the service less disrupted by copyright infringement claims. The site is available worldwide in multiple languages, including English, and is easily one of the most visited sites in the world with a worldwide Alexa ranking of 35 and an Alexa ranking of 2 in Russia. VK.com operates on corporate-owned servers in Russia.»
Ну и наконец в отчете USTR о пиратских рынках (Notorious Markets) от 13 декабря 2012 г. список "злодеев" выглядит следующим образом:
«Rapidgator.net: This cyberlocker has gained popularity and users in the wake of MegaUpload’s closure. It was originally hosted in the United Kingdom (U.K.) but moved to Russia after U.K. enforcement officials shut it down.
...
Rutracker: Russia-based Rutracker continues to be ranked by Alexa.com as Russia’s 15th most visited site, and among the 300 most visited sites in the world, and reportedly allows for the fast identification and download of pirated content.
...
vKontakte: This Russian site previously listed on the 2011 Notorious Markets List has been found liable for infringement in a case involving a Russian record company but continues to operate as before, permitting users to provide unauthorized access to allegedly infringing materials. It is now the third most visited site in the former Soviet region and continues to be among the 40 most visited sites in the world, according to Alexa.com.»
В общем, резюме такое: надо быстрее качать с Рутрекера вообще всё :)