Across cultures and centuries, it seems the battle against pirates could go on forever. So does theft, of course. Image: Barbarossa Hayreddin whacks Andrea Doria in 1538. The goodies and baddies depend on your point of view.
Variety is reporting today that Russia is set to toughen up anti piracy laws by the end of the year. This was revealed by legal counsel for the Russian film and TV producers who likened existing anti-piracy legislation, which only obliges websites to remove illegal content, to “shooting sparrows with a cannon”.
