Following the court's decision, the company removed the illegal content.Ĭommenting on the matter, a representative from, whose name wasn't given, told the Vedomosti newspaper Monday that since the closure of the website affects the interests of Russians, it is only logical that the company will appeal the court decision. Last month, the torrents tracker faced lawsuits from Warner Music Russia over the illegal distribution of music. 14, the first 11 websites were blocked for good by a court decision, including the streaming website, the RBC newspaper reported.Įksmo is not the only rights holder seeking the closure of the torrents website. Under Russian legislation, a website containing illegal material can be blocked foreverĪfter a second lawsuit from the same rights holder. In September the website was visited 76.3 million times from desktop computers alone, the Kommersant newspaper reported last month, citing SimilarWeb, a company that monitors website traffic. Set up in 2004, is one of the most popular streaming websites in Russia. Eksmo had previously filed two lawsuits against the site. 23 over the distribution by the torrents website of books by a number of Russian authors, including sci-fi writer Alexander Gromov and detective novelist Daria Dontsova. The claim to block was filed by Russian publishing house Eksmo on Sept.
Rutracker can appeal the decision before it enters into force. The website will be blocked after the court's decision comes into force in 30 days, spokeswoman Ulyana Solopova told RIA Novosti.
Moscow City Court has ordered the permanent shutdown of, the world's largest Russian-language torrents website, the RIA Novosti news agency reported Monday, citing the court's spokeswoman.
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