There is hardly an aspect of business and society that has not been touched by digitisation. Apart from positive changes and opportunities, this trend brings about new challenges. Any content-based business is nowadays a potential target of online piracy. Semenov & Pevzner’s dedicated practice provides a full range of services aimed at combatting piracy online for the benefit of majors, media companies and holdings, and independent creators and right holders alike.

Core services:

• detection of infringing websites
• out-of-court removal of pirated content, in particular from mobile apps, social networks, marketplaces, video-hosting and other UGC platforms
• removal of links to pirated content from search results
• removal of advertisements from Yandex.Direct and Google
• injunctive 15-day blocking of infringing websites
• legal drafting and full legal support of pirate website blocking proceedings
• blocking of ‘mirror’ sites
• blocking of mobile apps
• ongoing and strategic consulting