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How 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 internet service providers (ISP) to restrict access to web-site in Internet permanently, if there was illegally placed information containing objects of copyright or information necessary to receive such objects with help of info-telecommunication networks, including Internet.

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Proposed amendments to Marrakesh EU directive

This Directive should provide for a mandatory exception to the rights that are harmonised by Union law and are relevant for the uses and works covered by the Marrakesh Treaty. Such rights include, in particular, the rights of reproduction, communication to the public, making available to the public, distribution and lending, as provided for in Directives 2001/29/EC, 2006/115/EC and 2009/24/EC, as well as the corresponding rights provided for in Directive 96/9/EC. As the scope of the exceptions or limitations required by the Marrakesh Treaty also includes works in audio form, like audiobooks, the mandatory exception provided for under this Directive should also apply to related rights.

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The Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017 Business Guidance – statutory test

This guidance gives a general overview of the changes, almost all of which are expected to come into effect on 1 October 2017. The Act aims to improve the balance between a rights holder’s ability to protect their IP right while providing adequate protection to persons affected by unjustified threats.

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Draft third edition of USA copyright office compendium – copyrightable authorship

The Copyright Act protects “original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.” In determining whether a work is copyrightable, the Office analyzes questions such as:

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olé Media Management’s public comment on collective rights management rules review

Collective licensing is only viable where fair value is given for value received. olé believes that the Consent Decrees have become serious impediments to the attainment of fair compensation for music creators, particularly in relation to new media services. While new technologies have transformed the way people listen to music, the Consent Decrees have kept the collective licensing of musical works firmly rooted in the economics of another time.

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Assessment of draft law on mirrors of pirated web-sites in Russia after first reading

First assessment states that the law intended to prevent illegal dissemination and exploitation of intellectual property objects in Internet network. The committee on culture of Russian state duma, the “author” of this assessment, upheld conception of the draft law, but has its own comments.

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Draft third edition of USA copyright office compendium – short description of registration process

Under the current copyright law, a work of authorship is protected by copyright from the moment it is created, provided that the work is original and has been fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Although registration is not required for a work to be protected by copyright, it does provide several important benefits.

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Russian minister of culture proposed to block mirrors of web-sites without court order

Actually Russian Ministry of Culture (MinCult) believes responsibility for pirating of content must be more rigorous and unyielding than provided in recently proposed draft law on blocking of mirror web-sites. Chief of MinCult, Vladimir Medinsky, believes there should be provided a fine for user, who downloads pirated content.

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How the problem with mirrors of pirate web-sites can be resolved in Russia

Last year right holders have achieved permanent blocking of Rutracker.org site for copyright infringement. But the result – permanent blocking – was not enough for them. Clones of Rutracker appeared in spite of right holders. In order to shut down Rutracker’s “family” it was necessary to start all over again.

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