IlyaWhen plagiarism in design is a more likely the matter of competition than copyrightOne Russian publishing house “Azbuka-Attikus” has filed complaint to the Moscow department of Russian Federal Anticompetitive Service…Jul 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017
IlyaOne Russian major book publishing house decided to pay for information on piratesThanks to internet it is not so easy for book publishers to survive in market realities. Many books are available in internet and not…Jul 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017
IlyaNew law provides regulation for audio-visual services operating in RussiaThe law provides definition of organiser of audio-visual service. It is an owner of web-site and/or its single page in Internet network…Jul 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017
IlyaMessengers, operating in Russia, can receive more freedom from Russian mobile operatorsNew draft law, currently considered, provides regulation for messengers like Viber or WhatsApp. In initial draft it was provided that…Jul 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017
IlyaHow new law regulates blocking of web-site mirrors in Russia?In order to trigger the mechanism of blocking, the Russian Roskomnadzor has to receive a court order. After that, Roskomnadzor requires…Jul 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017
IlyaNew draft law proposes to oblige social networks to bear responsibility in Russia for user’s…Explanatory note to this draft law reveals its main goal — to prevent dissemination of illegal information in social networks. Note also…Jul 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017
IlyaAssessment of draft law on mirrors of pirated web-sites in Russia after first readingFirst assessment states that the law intended to prevent illegal dissemination and exploitation of intellectual property objects in…Jul 7, 2017Jul 7, 2017
IlyaNew order provides criteria to determine whether information is to be blocked in Internet in RussiaThis “collective order” has been issued by Russian ministry of internal affairs, Russian Federal Taxation Service, Russian Roskomnadzor and…Jul 6, 2017Jul 6, 2017
IlyaRussian minister of culture proposed to block mirrors of web-sites without court orderActually Russian Ministry of Culture (MinCult) believes responsibility for pirating of content must be more rigorous and unyielding than…Jul 6, 2017Jul 6, 2017
IlyaRussian ministry of culture intends to set up limits for distribution of movies in Russian cinemasThe core idea of new draft law, which is not presented to the public, is condition for distribution of movies in cinemas in Russia — not…Jul 6, 2017Jul 6, 2017