Gazprom-Media Holding summarizes the results of its anti-piracy campaign in 2022:
- The holding initiated the blocking and removal of more than 7 million links to illegally placed copies of its Internet content. It is 67% more than in 2021 (4.2 million). In particular, 4.6 million links were removed from Yandex search results at the holding’s request (2.6 million in 2021), and 2.8 million — from Google search results (0.9 million in 2021).
- During the year, the holding initiated 854 lawsuits. Some of them included claims for intellectual property compensation for copyright infringement. Court decisions were received on them for the payment of 8.7 million rubles. It is 30% more than the total for the previous 4 years.
- Telegram has ceased to be the fastest growing platform for the illegal distribution of GPMH video content. During the year, the holding initiated blocking of about 7,500 small channels that violate copyright through the administration of the messenger. Their audience turned out to be substantially smaller than in 2021, when the number of subscribers to such channels fluctuated around 100,000.
Gazprom-Media Holding searches for violators using its own Copyright Protection IT system. It is improved every year to meet the growing technological equipment of pirates. This approach gives GPMH the advantage allowing it to fight against unauthorized distribution of its content online effectively and quickly.