Failed to ban the torrent sites in Russia.
A few months ago, the Russian Government was unconvinced that pirated websites should be excluded at ISP level to effectively combat piracy. Like many other governments before them, the Russians finally admitted that these measures are not as effective as they would have been.
The same Vladimir Putin he said recently, that the legislation adopted last summer and named "Russian SOPA, ”Failed to meet its goals.
"Although we have adopted these copyright protection solutions in the film industry, recent analysis has shown that they do not work as effectively as we expected," he said. Putin.
His statement contradicts the previous one. Last January, the Russian government said the law had the expected result and that the number of Internet users buying legitimate content increased by 30%.
The fact that its obstruction accesss on websites torrent sites it didn't work, not surprising given that users can gain access through other means such as VPNs and proxies. It is now known, regardless of the fact that the Turkish government does not want to admit that the censorship on Internet not working.
The point of course as always is that the music and film industries prefer to invest in efforts excercisepressure rather than trying to provide ways for stakeholders to access legal content at affordable prices. This method is much more effective than banning access to torrent sites, as many studies have shown.
