Article 1301. Liability for a Breach of the Exclusive Right to a Work In the event of a breach of the exclusive right to a work the author or other right holder may claim compensation from the infringer instead of payment of damages apart from the use of the other applicable remedies and measures of liability established by the present Code (Articles 1250, 1252 and 1253), in accordance with Item 3 of Article 1252 of this Code, at his choice, from the violator the payment of compensation instead of the recovery of damages: in an amount from 10,000 to 5,000,000 roubles as determined at the discretion of the court; in the amount equal to the double value of copies of the work or double value of the right of using the work determined on the basis of the price normally charged in comparable circumstances for the legal use of the work.

Article 1302. A Security for a Claim in a Copyright Violation Case

1. To a defendant or a person believed on sufficient grounds to be an infringer of copyright the court may interdict the carrying out of certain actions (manufacture, reproduction, sale, hiring out, importation or the other use envisaged by the present Code, and also the transportation, storage or possession) of copies of a work for the purpose of introducing them in civil-law transactions if the copies are understood to be counterfeit.

2. The court may order the seizure of all copies of a work which are assumed to be counterfeit, and also of materials and equipment used or intended for the manufacture or reproduction/playback thereof. If sufficient information is on hand concerning an infringement of copyright the inquiry or investigation bodies shall take measures for searching and seizing the copies of the work assumed to be counterfeit, and also material and equipment used or intended for the manufacture or reproduction/playback of the said copes of the work, including, where necessary, measures for seizing them and putting in custody.

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