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But this guidance has been considered by the most part of professionals very skeptical. Supreme Court has strengthened the subjective criteria in its guidance for consideration of criminal cases on extremism by Russian courts what in general does not make a difference in consideration of criminal cases for likes and reposts in social networks. Overall consideration of such cases will depend on evaluative position of the judge.
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Recently Russian ministry of culture (MinCult) proposed to set up quotas for screening of movies in cinemas in Russia. Not more than 35% of all screenings for one movie, except the national one, i.e. produced in Russia. This proposal aimed to “support fair competition in Russian market” and provide equal screening opportunities for all movies.
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The increasing imbalance between powerful platforms and press publishers, which can also be news agencies, has already led to a remarkable regression of the media landscape on a regional level. In the transition from print to digital, publishers and news agencies of press publications are facing problems in licensing the online use of their publications and recouping their investments. In the absence of recognition of publishers of press publications as right holders, licensing and enforcement in the digital environment is often complex and inefficient.
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The Russian state duma has adopted amendments to Russian administrative code and Russian criminal code in third – final – reading. These amendments toughen liability for failure to delete false information from internet under the court order prescribing to cease dissemination of such information or to notify that such information is false.
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Russian ministry of culture (MinCult) has published amendments to the law on cinema. These amendments one more time confirm the special relation attitude of MinCult to the foreign movies, especially to Hollywood movies. Perhaps because the people prefer Hollywood movies which are demonstrated in Russian cinemas more often than Russian movies?
Comments closedMany years Russian authorities prepares to digital TV broadcasting. For this purpose many households, at least in major cities, have been connected to digital TV thanks to telecom monopolies. Such telecommunication monopolies have provided households owners with special equipment and with internet access. But for digital TV in state scales a relevant infrastructure is necessary.
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A musical work must originate from the author of that work to be protected by copyright. A musical work that is merely copied from another source is not copyrightable. For instance, a musical work consisting entirely of common property material would not constitute original authorship. Some examples of common property musical material include:
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Special representative of the Russian president Vladimir Putin in the field of digital and technological development – Dmitry Peskov – in his interview to Russian news agency “Ria News” supposed that special courts, specializing on cases in the field of social networking and digital law, can emerge in Russia.
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In some aspects the television is very important like internet. Despite the different adopted digital strategies in Russia, the one negative fact still remains – not all regions in Russia are “connected to outside world” and it is not about worldwide network. Some regions in Russia don’t even have opportunity to use mobile phone or watch television. The television is not so serious problem, but the lack of communications facilities is not so positive in modern digital era.
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