Putin might allow software piracy

Stefan Mileschin · 9th March 2022, 07:22

Oh those sanctions

After years of making a pretence of being against software piracy, the Russian government is expected to give companies and individuals the right to pirate what they like.

The Kremlin is mulling ways to keep businesses and the government running and it is going back to the glory days of the Soviet empire when anything the country didn’t have was pirated.

It means that instead of the government taking over an oil refinery or some countries’ assets it will legalise software piracy.

Russian law already allows for the government to authorise -- "without consent of the patent holder" -- the use of any intellectual property "in case of emergency related to ensuring the defence and security of the state."

https://fudzilla.com/news/54487-puti...oftware-piracy

9th March 2022, 07:22	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,769	Putin might allow software piracy Oh those sanctions After years of making a pretence of being against software piracy, the Russian government is expected to give companies and individuals the right to pirate what they like. The Kremlin is mulling ways to keep businesses and the government running and it is going back to the glory days of the Soviet empire when anything the country didn’t have was pirated. It means that instead of the government taking over an oil refinery or some countries’ assets it will legalise software piracy. Russian law already allows for the government to authorise -- "without consent of the patent holder" -- the use of any intellectual property "in case of emergency related to ensuring the defence and security of the state." https://fudzilla.com/news/54487-puti...oftware-piracy

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