Dear Copyright Holders,

According to the Federal Law of July 27, 2006 No. 149-FZ “On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection” (with amendments and additions). Article 15.7. Out-of-court measures to stop the violation of copyright and (or) related rights in information and telecommunication networks, including the Internet, taken at the request of the right holder:

1. In case of detection of a website on the Internet in information and telecommunication networks, including the Internet, on which information containing objects of copyright and (or) related rights, or information necessary for obtaining them using information and telecommunication networks, including the Internet, is posted without his permission or other legal grounds, the right holder has the right to send to the owner of the site on the Internet in writing or electronic form a statement of violation of copyright and (or) related rights (hereinafter referred to as the application). The application may be sent by a person authorized by the right holder in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

2. The application shall contain:

1) information about the right holder or a person authorized by the right holder (if the application is sent by such a person) (hereinafter referred to as the applicant):

a) for an individual – last name, first name, patronymic, passport data (series and number, issuing authority, date of issue), contact information (telephone and (or) fax numbers, e-mail address);

b) for a legal entity – name, location and address, contact information (telephone and (or) fax numbers, e-mail address);

2) information about the object of copyright and (or) related rights posted on the website on the Internet without the permission of the copyright holder or other legal grounds;

3) an indication of the domain name and (or) network address of the website on the Internet, on which, without the permission of the right holder or other legal grounds, information containing the object of copyright and (or) related rights, or information necessary to obtain it using information and telecommunication networks, including the Internet, is posted;

4) an indication that the right holder has rights to the object of copyright and (or) related rights posted on the website on the Internet without the permission of the right holder or other legal grounds;

5) an indication of the absence of the permission of the right holder to post on the site on the Internet information containing the object of copyright and (or) related rights, or information necessary for its obtaining using information and telecommunication networks, including the Internet;

6) the applicant’s consent to the processing of his personal data (for an applicant who is an individual).

3. If the application is submitted by an authorized person, a copy of the document (in written or electronic form) confirming his/her authority shall be attached to the application.

4. In case of incompleteness of information, inaccuracies or errors in the application, the owner of the website on the Internet has the right to send a notice to the applicant within twenty-four hours from the date of receipt of the application to clarify the information provided. The said notification may be sent to the applicant once.

5. Within twenty-four hours from the moment of receipt of the notification specified in Part 4 of this Article, the applicant shall take measures aimed at filling in the missing information, eliminating inaccuracies and errors, and send the updated information to the owner of the website on the Internet.

6. Within twenty-four hours from the moment of receipt of the application or the information specified by the applicant (in case of sending to the applicant the notification specified in Part 4 of this Article), the owner of the website on the Internet shall delete the information specified in Part 1 of this Article.