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On 2 June 2009 Basmanny District Court in Moscow took an important decision in a case taken by a broadcaster against the prosecutor’s office. The court overruled a 22 August 2008 warning issued by the Basmanny Inter-District Prosecutor to the 2x2 television channel, owned by a Russian private ProfMedia holding company. The 2x2 channel broadcasts via cable networks in Russia and in St. Petersburg over the air a 24-hour daily programme of cartoons for adults. Acting on complaints from private individuals the prosecutor’s office ordered and obtained an expert opinion that claimed in particular that...

On 12 May 2009 President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia signed into law the Federal Statute О гарантиях равенства парламентских партий при освещении их деятельности государственными общедоступными телеканалами и радиоканалами (“On Guarantees of Equality of Parliamentary Parties as to the Coverage of their Activities by the State-Run General TV and Radio Channels”). The Statute deals with the coverage of the political parties represented as factions in the State Duma (the national parliament) by State-run broadcasters other than special sports, culture, music and children’s channels. The Statute shall...

In December 2008 the State Duma (Russian parliament) adopted and the President signed into law the federal Statute “On Provision of Access to Information on the Activity of Courts in the Russian Federation”. Among other things the Statute stipulates that full texts of decisions and verdicts of all courts and well as information on appeals and their results shall be published on official Internet sites to be established by the courts in Russia. The texts will be edited to remove information pertaining to State secrets and other secrets protected by law. In addition, all names (except those of participating...

On 9 February 2009 President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation signed the Federal Statute On provision of access to information on activity of the State bodies and bodies of local self-government, earlier adopted by the State Duma (the national parliament). The Statute enters into force on 1 January 2010. The main aims of the new Statute are openness of activities of governmental and municipal authorities, a wide use of new technologies, and objective and full information for the public on the activities of the State. The Statute is founded on the principle of the presumption of openness...

A year ago in this very same publication, Dmitry Golovanov reported on the “Transformation of Author’s Rights and Neighbouring Rights in Russia” (see IRIS plus 2008-2) and created enormous interest in the topic throughout the audiovisual industry. The impact of Russian copyright law on the audiovisual industry and the industry’s interest in the topic naturally exceeded what could be printed on eight pages. Therefore, we are pleased to take you on a second journey through important rules of Russian copyright law, this time focusing on the legal status of the producer of audiovisual works. As for...