Don't lose your time, trying to explain something to Russians. Don't expect anything. Some recent events confirm my advice :/
More seriously, I read an article a few years ago about books and copyrights in Russia. Many authors from France, USA and many other countries are just surprised to know that their books are sold and shared in Russia without any respect for their authors. They don't receive any money for their works and no one can do anything against these violations of commercial rules. For all firms and foreign creators, Russia is just a basket of crabs. You have no visibility about your work. That's all ++
Если я оскорбил кого-то, извините меня. Просто я хотел рассказать нашему другу реальность таких вещей. Бесполезно ему обжаловать.