This is far from the first proposal on pirated content from Russian lawmakers. Previously, invaders had offered to revoke penalties for using unlicensed software.

what is known

The idea is that the agency collects necessary content from “unfriendly” countries without any payment and copyright protection, and then offers that content for money. Such an approach, for example, could return foreign films to the rental of Russian cinemas. This also applies to online services that have lost access to movies and series from Western streaming platforms.

Deputy Kir’yanov believes that the new structure will help fight the “discrimination” that Russians are subjected to due to the sanctions imposed by the West. In addition, in his opinion, this will provide additional income from sales to the state budget.

If we are rejected by the rights holders of this or that content, we should not be afraid to take responsibility for the fact that we will actually own that or that content.
– the proxy thinks.

We will remind, after the new invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine, hundreds of companies left the occupier. There are many film and series producers, among them:

• disney
• Before everything.
• Sony Pictures.
• Universal Pictures.
• Warner Bros.
• Netflix and others.

Some stayed at the same time. For example, the HBO channel, which has such well-known series as Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, still collaborates with the Russian “Amediateka”.