OP does have an exaggerated statement - its not like there aren't laws in Russia or something and I largely agree with your sentiment. I think there are levels

OP does have an exaggerated statement - its not like there aren't laws in Russia or something and I largely agree with your sentiment. I think there are levels to this though and its pretty clear that Russia is much riskier than the USA when it comes to IP - just look up anything to do with insuring IP risk in Russia (here's one such example: https://baa.no/en/articles/i-have-ip-in-russia-is-my-ip-at-risk https://baa.no/en/articles/i-have-ip-in-russia-is-my-ip-at-r...) Also according to the office of US trade representative, Russia is on the priority watch list of countries that do not respect IP [1] and post 2022, largely due to the war, Russia implemented measures negatively effecting IP rights. [2,3] If you think it isn't the case and Russia is just as risky as the US when it comes to copyright and IP, I would be interested to know why. 1. https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2025/april/ustr-releases-2025-special-301-report-intellectual-property-protection-and-enforcement#:~:text=Eight%20countries%20are%20on%20the,engagement%20during%20the%20coming%20year. https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/press-rel... 2. https://www.papula-nevinpat.com/executive-summary-the-ip-situation-in-russia-and-ukraine/ https://www.papula-nevinpat.com/executive-summary-the-ip-sit... 3. https://www.taftlaw.com/news-events/law-bulletins/russia-issues-decree-affecting-ip-rights-for-unfriendly-countries/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.taftlaw.com/news-events/law-bulletins/russia-iss...