Russian ministry of culture (MinCult) initially proposed to require 5 mln roubles for permission to distribute movies in Russian cinemas. Hollywood companies would survive it unlike other independent Russian companies, receiving funds for production from Russian state. “5 mln proposal” would exclude from distribution market many Russian companies and distributors, many premiers would be in internet, and the Hollywood would stay a “favorite of big screen”. That was not the purpose of MinCult.
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Sometimes for certain entrepreneurs it is quite profitable to make business with state. Property development is not an exception. Development companies receive contracts and can be sure that they receive payments in full and in time. Russian state authorities believe they pay large sums of money; therefore they want to receive everything from contractor, including copyright in design and construction documentation.
Comments closedUnder current Russian law the access to certain web-site, web-platform or even single web-page can be restricted if there has been published information, forbidden for dissemination in Russia. It can be a content of different nature. When the access is restricted, the user usually can see only short notification stating that the access is forbidden or restricted under court order or in accordance with decision of relevant Russian authorities.
Comments closedThe Russian deputies have proposed to restrict access to web-sites of organisations, which have been avowed unwelcomed in Russia, in other words persona non grata, without court order. Under proposed draft law if the prosecutor or his deputies would identify the web-site of organisation, whose activity in Russia has been admitted unwelcomed, the Russian Roskomnadzor can order to restrict access to such web-site only under requirement of prosecutor or his deputy without court order.
Comments closedRussian minister of communication Nikolay Nikiforov believes restriction of access to web-sites with illegal content is ineffective measure in Russia. The system of blockings, which is vigorously developed in Russia, is unsustainable, – stated minister.
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Russian Roskomandzor stated the problem with “white-lists” of web-sites, which are not to be blocked in Russia, is now resolved. The “white-lists” are a list of web-sites which internet service providers don’t have to block in Russia. Thanks to black-lists of web-sites, which are to be blocked in Russia, the owners or operators of web-sites, abiding Russian law, could be blocked.
Comments closedRussian authorities want their piece of pie from borderless trade. Russian customers have positive experience in buying goods or services from abroad from foreign companies through their web-site or services available also in Russia. Russian customers pay real money and overseas companies make profits from such purchases, but Russian government does not receive taxes from such purchases, but it really wants to do.
Comments closedIn one of Roskomnadzor’s organisations, in Federal State Unitary Organisation (FGUP) “The main radio-frequency center”, has been created a special department. This department should discover, explore and analyse a different opportunities of restriction of access to different internet services. It would make practical experiments and research in the field of blocking of access to internet resources for ISP customers.
Comments closedOne of the biggest and popular torrent trackers, rutracker, started to instruct its users how to access it, even if Russian internet service providers (ISP) have restricted access to rutracker and its mirrors under court order in Russia.
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Russian Ministry of Culture has proposed to restrict access to pirate web-sites available in Russia without court order. Actually there are a lot of MinCult’s ideas (1,2) aiming to protect intellectual property in Russia and fight with digital piracy. Russian company Yandex believes MinCult’s proposal provides search engines with authority and functions similar to those of courts.
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