Roskomnadzor has suggested that the developer of the Opera browser with the ability to bypass the lock to start the voluntary filtering of resources. About it writes on Monday, “Kommersant”.
According to the publication, during the meeting of technical experts of Roskomnadzor representatives of the company, held in the early fall, they discussed the possibility of restricting access to banned in Russia sites when the browser mode to bypass the lock.
The fact of negotiations has confirmed press-Secretary of the Supervisory Department Vadim Ampelonskiy, explaining that Roscomnadzor is ready to send Opera Software list of sites to filter at the conclusion of the relevant agreement.
Currently, the dialogue continues, but to speak about any agreements prematurely, said Ampelonskiy. Technical Director of Opera Software, håkon Wium Lee refused to comment on the negotiations.
In Opera, when the Turbo and VPN is technically possible to bypass the lock. The company has not yet given the final answer Roskomnadzor, as of 4 November closed a deal worth $575 million for the sale of the consumer business, including the browser, to a consortium of Chinese investors.
The reorganization has already led to the decision to close the office of Opera Software in Russia and to reduce staff from ten employees to two. At the same time, talks with Roskomnadzor will continue, as the company intends to continue to produce products that are localized for the Russian market.
May 1, 2015 came into force the amendments to the anti-piracy law, in force since 2013. In addition to movies and TV series, this document now applies to books, music and software. In accordance with the law, the right holder has the right to demand to block access to illegal content, and then within two weeks to submit the claim about protection of copyright. Satisfied two claims of the rightholder against the same resource, in the third proceeding, the court may order an eternal lock.
