Article 184. Violation of Intellectual Property Rights

1. Illegal use of objects of copyright or related rights, as well as illegal use of an invention, useful model, or industrial sample, or the divulgation, without the consent of a given author or declarant, of the essence of a scientific discovery, invention, useful model, or industrial sample, prior to official publication of information concerning them, as well as illegal appropriation of authorship, or coercion to co-authorship, if these acts are committed for the purpose of obtaining profit, or if they inflicted considerable damage, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from one hundred up to five hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from one to five months, or by engagement in public works for a period from one hundred eighty up to two hundred forty hours, or by restriction of freedom for a period up to two years.

2. Acts stipulated by the first part of this Article committed repeatedly, or by a group of persons upon a preliminary collusion, or by an organised group, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from five hundred up to eight hundred monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from five to nine months, or by detention under arrest for a period from four to six months, or by imprisonment for a period up to five years with forfeiture of property, or without it.

Article 185. Illegal Taking Possession of an Automobile or Other Transport Vehicle Without the Purpose of Stealing

1. Illegal seizure of an automobile or other transport vehicle without the purpose of stealing (high-jacking), -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount from five to two thousand monthly assessment indices or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period up to three months or restriction of freedom for a period up to three years, or by detention under arrest for a period from three to six months, or by imprisonment for a period up to three years,

shall be punished by restriction of liberty for the period of up to five years or by deprivation of liberty for the same period.

2. The same act committed as follows:

a) by a group or persons upon a preliminary collusion;

b) repeatedly;

c) with violence which was not dangerous for the life or health, or with a threat to apply such violence, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from three to five years.

3. Acts stipulated by the first or second part of this Article which are committed by an organised group, or which caused considerable damage, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from five to ten years.

4. Acts stipulated by the first, second, or third part of this Article, which are committed with violence dangerous for the life or health, or with a threat to apply such violence, -

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from six to twelve years.

Date: 2014-12-21; view: 981