President Putin signed the anti-piracy bill into law last month.
It is championed by some as a new weapon to defend content-makers and decried by others as a blunt tool that could extend censorship of the net.
One thing's for sure - Russia's new anti-piracy law is proving controversial. The law allows copyright holders to request the court to block contested content before ruling on its legality without requiring them to try to contact the uploader before going to court.
"Access to online content should be free and global because it is people's right to freely receive and distribute information, as well as it is their right to consume art," says Natalia Malysheva, of the Russian Pirate Party.
On Sunday, the party held a protest in central Moscow against the law, now in force, which allows sites to be blocked if they do not tackle complaints that they are aiding copyright infringement within three days of being notified.
About 300 people, who were waving black pirate flags, attended the peaceful event.
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