Russian ministry of communication opposes responsibility for hyperlinks and reposts in internet as deputy of minister of communication Alexey Volin has stated. According to Interfax, Volin stated that currently there is no clear legal definition of repost and there is…
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According to Vedomosti, after closed meeting where the idea of internet tax was considered, Russian minister of culture Vladimir Medinsky stated he is not a partisan of Russian internet tax because he is not able to answer the certain questions…
Comments closedWhy Russian government, Russian ministry of culture, rights holders, who have proposed their own idea of registry of rights in content for their exercise in internet and hope to receive money from Russian state for its implementation, did not mention one very important thing? Who has proposed this idea? The answer is – Russian Union of Right holders, collecting private copying levy.
Comments closedAccording to RBC Internet companies at the meeting in MinCom considered the idea of single registry of rights in content for its usage in internet. Among the participants at the meeting were internet companies, right holders and representatives of Mincom and Ministry of economic development. There was no representative of Ministry of culture who did not only uphold the Russian “internet tax” but also formulate it in writing. Participants decided to develop idea in working groups and make from this idea a draft law.
Comments closedTerritoriality and absolute territorial restrictions in licensing
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This option would entail the creation of a new legal act (internal market legal basis) which sets out absolute territorial restriction in copyright licence contracts (or in contracts on the transfer or the assignment of rights) may be null and void because of its effect on the free movement of services.
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As reported RBC, negative opinion on Global License conception was presented by the deputy of Minister of Communication Alexey Volin. Volin named idea of Global Licence an “absolute Utopia“ and the best what can be done it is to “bury”…
Comments closedCopyright law is relevant for UGC both because UGC creators are themselves potential holders of rights in a new work and because UGC can result from the re-use of pre-existing works protected by copyright. It should be noted that, while no precise definition of UGC has yet been established, the mere sharing of existing copyright protected content (“file-sharing”) does not constitute the creation of a new work. Nor does it imply a transformative use. UGC creators should be able to claim and exercise their rights as creators if they wish to, and they should understand the rules that apply to works that include parts of works that are the fruit of others’ creativity and investment. Right holders in pre-existing works should also be able to exercise their rights, as for any other use of their work.
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As reported Izvestia.ru, working group evaluated consequences of internet tax. After implementation of this tax within three months 80% of movie theatres will be closed.
Comments closedOption 1 – Status quo
No policy intervention. This option would consist in relying on the market to improve the availability of content online, on Member States to take full advantage of the total policy space available under the InfoSoc and other Directives, and on the courts, and notably the CJEU, to clarify provisions of the Directives relevant to the development of new uses and services.
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