Internet Copyright Association

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In December 2015, the Internet Video Association and the RAEC/Media division became the heroes of a scandal. Experts from these associations published a statement in which they demanded that the advertising business and payment systems stop cooperating with pirate sites. Later, RAEC withdrew the statement and suspended the activities of the RAEC/Media division.

In 2013, AST and Eksmo founded the Association for the Protection of Copyright on the Internet (AZAPI). The organization fights book piracy in various ways, from peaceful negotiations with sites offering to cooperate with list of nepal cell phone numbers copyright holders to courts and the development of anti-piracy legislative initiatives. In 2013, the association forced the Dutch provider Ecatel to block the online libraries Librusek and Flibusta, and then these sites removed pirated books at the request of AZAPI. The association also sued Imhonet, VKontakte, Litmir and other lesser-known sites. The organization holds round tables and other events on copyright issues.

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Matvey Alekseev
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At the moment, there are four associations that are quite serious in the area of interaction between industry and the state. RAEC is engaged in responding to legislative initiatives and solving tactical problems. IRI solves strategic and inter-industry problems. FRII deals with startups and the investment climate, ROCIT - with users. RAEC includes 90 percent of the industry. IRI includes experts from almost all companies. FRII has contacts with all startups in the industry. And the chairman of ROCIT, by the way, is Leonid Levin from the State Duma, this is also important. The other associations have so-so influence, but they can work together with these four.
This is the backbone of the associations that are engaged in optimizing the relationship between the Internet and the state. Now security issues have become very acute, when terrorist attacks are planned with the help of instant messengers. Therefore, the state, naturally, needs to intervene in regulating the industry in connection with its main task - ensuring the security of civil society.
The fact that German became an adviser to the president is a very positive moment. The government saw that the Internet influences a large volume of the country's economy. That there are serious experts in the companies who can influence its development. The appointment is a very good indicator. I think that everything will work out for Herman."