In Russia, a refreshed anti-piracy registry is being developed by the Media Communications Union to cover copyright holders of musical and literary works. The development, reported by the newspaper News, aims to modernize how rights and links to infringing content are tracked and managed.
The publication notes that the registry was originally created five years ago, as part of a memorandum of understanding signed in 2018 between media companies, producers, and internet organizations. Since then, more than 216 million links have been added to the registry, illustrating the scale of coordinated efforts against piracy and the growing volume of online content that needs monitoring.
Industry experts say the current software framework is unable to accommodate new participants effectively or reach consensus on evolving requirements. As a result, the draft system is being redesigned so contractors will be selected from domestic specialists who understand Russia’s digital rights landscape and enforcement environment. The new version is expected to better reflect the realities of a larger content pool and to integrate additional material from music and book publishers.
In parallel, researchers from the University of Portsmouth in Britain studied how warnings about potential liability for digital piracy influence user behavior. Their findings suggest that such warnings can prompt some individuals to use unlicensed material more actively and to hesitate before paying for others’ intellectual property. This research adds a global perspective to piracy debates, highlighting the tension between enforcement measures and user habits in a changing online ecosystem.
Meanwhile, in a separate creative effort, a neural network project produced a video accompanying a song by the late Russian musician Yegor Letov, demonstrating how artificial intelligence can engage with culturally significant works while raising questions about authorship and rights management in the digital age.