Russian court tosses copyright case due to 'unfriendly actions of the United States'
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A Russian court has thrown out a copyright infringement claim from transatlantic producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) over its children’s property Peppa Pig, potentially opening the door to widespread format and copyright theft in the country.

eOne had pursued a Russian entrepreneur for a token 40,000 roubles (US$522) after he created his own version of the hit children’s character. However, Judge Andrei Slavinsky, sitting at a court in Kirov, dismissed the claim, citing “unfriendly actions of the United States of America and affiliated foreign countries.”

The court’s revenge ruling is coupled with a Russian government ruling last week that means patented inventions and industrial designs from “unfriendly countries” can now be used without permission or compensation. The UK, US, EU and Australia are among a list of 16 territories designated as “unfriendly.”



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