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This recommendation aims at fostering better exploitation of the industrial and cultural potential of European film heritage by encouraging policies of innovation, research and technological development in the field of conservation and restoration of cinematographic works. The hereinafter recommended actions aim to ensure that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Community’s film industry exist and accelerate the development of its competitiveness.
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The Office uses the term “work of the performing arts” to collectively refer to the following works of authorship:
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This summer the group of deputies from Russian state duma proposed to decriminalize posting, re-posting, sharing or likes in social networks. The Russian ministry of communication (now it is Russian ministry of digital development, connectivity and mass communication) upholds this idea. The deputy of minister of communication said that criminal liability for re-posts and likes in social networks is to be overruled.
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Russian Federal Antitrust Service (FAS) develops fifth set of laws for antitrust regulation in digital markets. FAS has determined what is monopoly in Russian internet – in order to be considered as monopoly the market share of “interchangeable services” must be more than 35%. But there is still no clarity what is market of “interchangeable services”.
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Russian governmental body Ministry of communication (MinCom) has developed and proposed a new draft law – amendments to Russian law on information, its protection and informational technologies. These amendments aim to facilitate restriction of access to any web-site in Russia if such web-site contains information, justifying or reasoning extremism or terrorist activity.
Comments closedRussian internet company Mail.ru – the owner of popular Russian social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki – asked the Russian Supreme Court to provide legal definition for such terms like “post”, “re-post”, “sharing”, “share”, “like” etc. The company believes legal definitions could ensure objective consideration and assessment of criminal cases in courts in relation to persons accused of terrorism or extremism activity in internet.
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Yarovaya law is significant burden for Russian telecommunication companies. Under this law they are obliged to keep a lot of information, including communication between their subscribers. There is the law – so called Yarovaya law, but there are no rules, implementing this law. The Russian companies are in very strange position – they have to comply with Yarovaya law, but they can’t do this – there are no rules, prescribing how to do it under the law.
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When the Russian court decided the Telegram is to blocked in Russia, the Russian internet watchdog Roskomnadzor proceed to restrict access to this messenger in Russia. But the messenger did not intend to give up and most Russian media space witness the battle between Roskomandzor and Telegram. Telegram changed its IP addresses and Roskomnadzor blocked millions of them. Many web-sites were blocked, just because their IP address allegedly has been used by Telegram for circumvention of blocking.
Comments closedThe Russian popular social network VKontakte – Russian Facebook – has declared new changed in privacy settings for its users. New coming changes in privacy settings aim to protect users of Russian social network from unjustified prosecution for reposts and likes. The changes should be fundamental for recent years. The users should receive opportunity to shield the public availability of their personal profiles from everyone except friends or chosen person.
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