Russian pirate obliged to pay 75 million rubles
According to Kommersant, the court ordered the city Pereslavlya resident of the Yaroslavl region Nicholas Chuprasova pay 75 million rubles right for manufacture and distribution of unlicensed compact discs with music.
The criminal case against Nicholas Chuprasova local prosecutors were initiated in December 2005 after the discovery of goals in a warehouse businesses 8000 counterfeit compact discs with music and recording equipment and packaging media. In the course of the investigation was filed civil suit against Chuprasova for damages, which originally was estimated at 14.5 million rubles, a sum to complete the investigation grew to 75 million rubles.
The decision was rendered on the court during the consideration of a civil suit "Yaroslavl regional anti-piracy organization (regional representative of the National Federation of Producers of Phonograms," NFPF) to KazUpack Ltd. "Servistorgkompani" Nicholas Chuprasovu. In addition to a large fine pirate received two years' imprisonment and is already serving his sentence. Obtained in the recovery of funds would be directed "RMG Records", JSC "SB / Gala Records, LLC" BMG Russia ", JSC" Universal Music "and other companies, as well as the legal owners.
Market participants hope that the decision Pereslavskogo District Court will serve as an example to other courts, because so far the amounts of fines for similar cases do not exceed several hundred thousand rubles.