Not only Russian copyright, broadcast and digital law
Many developed countries work hard in order to provide informational security in national interests. They adopt new laws, adapt to new digital realities, but internet, at least most part of it, is not banned. But sometimes it is easy to simulate hard work, instead of to do it. The only way to provide informational security in Russia is to enforce restrictions on internet like in China, believes German Klimenko, Russian president’s councilor on internet.
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For the purposes of Directive, works and other subject-matter should be considered to be permanently in the collection of a cultural heritage institutions when copies are owned or permanently held by the cultural heritage institution, for example as a result of a transfer of ownership or licence agreements.
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In 2015, customs authorities made over 81.000 detentions, consisting of a total of 43.7 million articles. The domestic retail value of the detained articles represented over 640 million euros. This report contains statistical information about the detentions made under customs procedures and includes data on the description, quantities and value of the goods, their provenance, the means of transport and the type of intellectual property right that may have been infringed.
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People like good music, movies and other entertaining content, especially when the interest to such content is really high thanks to advertisement or high ratings. Producing of such content requires time and money and right holders expect to make good money on their assets. And when they see their content on pirate website, certainly they make everything, what they can, in order to block the access to their content disseminated illegally.
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The new law has been introduced into Russian state duma. It was already specified the main provisions of this law. From this draft law provisions, regulating operation of app like Viber and WhatsApp, have been excluded.
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Enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) is not merely a driver for jobs and growth across the Union but is essential for the proper functioning of the single market, especially in view of factors such as share of EU GDP, employment, and the range of industries which benefit from and exploit IPRs, and plays a key role in stimulating innovation, creativity, competitiveness and cultural diversity.
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In view of a potentially high number of access requests to and downloads of their works or other subject-matter, rightsholders should be allowed to apply measures where there is risk that the security and integrity of the system or databases where the works or other subject-matter are hosted would be jeopardised.
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Opinion provides justification for and amendments to proposal. Amendments intend to change some provisions of directive with purpose to make protection of rights and private data of consumers stronger.
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Deputies from Russian state duma have proposed amendments to Russian laws in order to set up regulation for and control over the audio-visual services operating in Russia. What exactly these amendments propose?
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Rapporteur welcomes (de) the EU Action Plan on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and, in particular, emphasises the importance of and supports the application of due diligence throughout the supply chain, the ‘follow the money’ approach, the improvement of civil enforcement procedures for SMEs as regards IP, the targeted communication campaign and the focus on commercial-scale IPR infringements.
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