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> Your impression was absolutely wrong. Before war, Microsoft and other big western companies along with police hunted companies which tried to use pirate softw
by azangru 3y ago
> Your impression was absolutely wrong. Before war, Microsoft and other big western companies along with police hunted companies which tried to use pirate software. So it was not a good idea to use pirate software for company in Russia, at least if you're big enough to be noticed. Ordinary people were kind of ignored, AFAIK
Didn't they say somewhere that in response to the sanctions imposed early in the war they were going to go lenient on piracy? I wonder if that promise ever amounted to anything, or if it was just empty words.
- vbezhenar 3y agoI'm not aware of any real steps about that. Probably empty words. There are enough software makers in Russia, so allowing piracy would just make their life harder. Like why would you want to buy КОМПАС-3D for some hefty price if you can pirate Autocad for free.
- bjord 3y agoThey were not empty words. Here are a couple examples: https://torrentfreak.com/rutracker-found-itself-unblocked-in-russia-so-immediately-blocked-itself-220323/ https://torrentfreak.com/rutracker-found-itself-unblocked-in... https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/08/09/russian-cinemas-screen-pirated-copies-of-barbie-a82102 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/08/09/russian-cinemas-sc...
- bombcar 3y agoSince enforcement was at the behest of the behemoths, I dare say they stopped. No need to try to make Microsoft and Disney willing to do business in Russia if they’re banned from doing so.