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Russian state duma introduced draft law on free satellite broadcasting

Published 5th December 2018

The draft law introduces amendments to Russian law on communication. The amendments aim to oblige satellite broadcasters to broadcast free of charge to households in places where the digital terrestrial broadcasting in not available. Under the Russian law each household has the right to receive certain pack of channels free of charge. As long as the analogue broadcasting is getting to be a history and not all households can receive digital signal the law aims to fix this problem.

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IIPA on Russia’s copyright law implementation and enforcement obligations

Published 3rd December 2018

The copyright and related rights obligations of the WTO TRIPS Agreement consist of the substantive copyright law and related rights provisions set out in Articles 9 through 14, as well as the enforcement provisions in Articles 41 through 61.

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Russian internet watchdog disliked draft law on big data

Published 29th November 2018

Russian internet watchdog – Roskomandzor – prepares negative assessment of Russian draft law on big data. The draft law introduces amendments to Russian law on information, its protection and informational technologies aiming to regulate users’ data.

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Book publishers have proposed Yandex to sign antipiracy memorandum for books

Published 23rd November 2018

The Russian association on copyright protection, working in interests of Russian book publishers, has proposed Yandex to sign antipiracy memorandum similar with those signed with audiovisual right holders but for digital and audio books. The association has also notified Roskomandzor thereof.

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There will be stepwise shifting to digital broadcasting in Russia

Published 23rd November 2018

The Russian agenda on digitization also provides digitization of broadcasting and it was intended to cease analogue broadcasting to Russian households already in January 2019. But the fact that many households can stay without opportunity to receive new signal has changed the plans of Russian government. In other words not all households are ready to adapt to digital environment.

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Roskomnadzor proposed Google to sign antipiracy memorandum

Published 22nd November 2018

Deputy of Roskomandzor’s CEO Vladimir Subbotin has met with Google’s representative. They discussed how Google comply with current Russian law. The most important issue was Google’s compliance with obligation to filter illegal information in searching.

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Russian book publishers also want to sign antipiracy memorandum with internet companies

Published 14th November 2018

The chief of Russian book union asked the chief of Roskomandzor – the Russian internet watchdog – to assist in signing of antipiracy memorandum between book publishers and internet companies in order to fight piracy more effective. The antipiracy memo, signed between right holders and internet companies, covers only strict circle of right holders and only audio-visual works, the books and other types of copyrighted content are not included in memo.

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The messengers are under total control in Russia

Published 9th November 2018

The Russian government has adopted the rules of subscribers’ identification for messengers operating in Russia. These rules concerns also such messengers like Viber, WhatsApp and other similar means of mass communication. The identification of subscriber is to be made now through mobile operators. Each cell number is connected with ID of person or incorporation details of legal entity. The rules enter into force 180 days following the signature.

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Russian book publishers also endeavor to clear search results from pirate links

Published 6th November 2018

But they make efforts only in relation to Russian search engine and internet company Yandex. Google and other search engines are out of their interest. There are also search engines of Mail.ru and Rambler company. The association, representing the copyright interests of Russian major book publishers, has filed lawsuit against Yandex seeking to clear the search indexing from links to pirate web-sites.

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Russian audio-visual right holders and internet companies have signed anti-piracy memorandum

Published 2nd November 2018

Russian major internet companies Yandex, Mail.ru, Rambler and RuTube together with Russian major audio-visual right holders Gazprom Media, National Media Group, First Channel, VGTRK, STS Media, association Internet Video and Association of movie and television producers have signed anti-piracy memorandum. This memorandum has been signed at the meeting hosted by Russian internet watchdog Roskomandzor.

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