Russian Federation

[RU] Recommendation of the Judicial Chamber for Information Disputes on the legal nature of ITAR-TASS materials

IRIS 1995-1:1/30

Ad van Loon

European Audiovisual Observatory

The Recommendation clarifies the following questions raised by ITAR-TASS, by explaining the Russian Copyright Act: 1. Is an information product that is created by the collective of an agency and disseminated to consumers of information protected by copyright? 2. Does ITAR-TASS have the right to use a copyright sign and place it on its information products? 3. Can news agencies and mass media organisations collect money for an ITAR-TASS information product when they adapt it to fit their specific conditions and regional features?