Nikita Danilov, Director General of the NFMI, took part in the

The Ministry of Culture of Russia has prepared a draft decree of the Government of the Russian Federation establishing the rules for calculating and remuneration rates for the use of orphan works (works whose authors or other copyright holders are assumed to be unknown).

Currently, the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia is preparing a list of economic activities (“OKVED”) in the field of creative economy.

При Государственной Думе РФ создана рабочая группа по разработке законопроекта об искусственном интеллекте.

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The State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill on amendments to the law "On Consumer Protection", which prohibit foreign companies from restricting the installation and use of Russian applications on mobile devices.

The Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI), together with representatives of relevant industries (music, cinema, animation, video games, etc.

The Ministry of Economic Development of the RF has prepared a draft federal law "On the Platform Economy".

More than 95% of users today choose Russian music services, the industry has completely passed the path of import substitution, the Director General of the National Federation of the Music Industry (NFMI) Nikita Danilov

It will be possible to use a human voice generated using artificial intelligence technologies only with the consent of the owner of this voice or his close relatives.

It is necessary to introduce provisions into the Civil Code of the Russian Federation that will prohibit the monetization of content created entirely by artificial intelligence (AI), the Director General of the National Federation of the Music Industry (NFMI) Nikita Danilov

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Films, TV series and other similar content should not be subject to the regulation of orphan works, according to the Media and Communication Union (MKS).

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On December 28, 2024, the law on the free use of patriotic songs during commemorations came into force.

Significant amendments have been adopted to the Federal Law "On Advertising", according to which the duty is imposed on advertising distributors and operators of advertising systems that distribute online advertising aimed at the Russian Internet-audience.

A new version of the Concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulation in Russia is currently being discussed.

The Commission for the Implementation of the Code of Ethics in the Field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has developed a recommendation document designed to systematize ethical practices and summarize the approaches acceptable and recommended for use in the development and configuration of recommendation algorithms, as well as in the implementation and operation of the functionality of personalized recommendations in digital services.

The bill was developed by the NFMI together with the Alliance in the Field of Artificial Intelligence.

In the autumn of 2024, the first meeting of the Expert Council for the Development of the Creative Economy under the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy was held.

Within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum held in September 2024 (Vladivostok) Nikita Danilov, Director General of the NFMI, moderated the round table "Music of the Future: how technologies are changing the musical landscape.

The new law significantly increases court fees, which may negatively affect the procedural protection of the rights and interests of copyright holders.

A new law has been adopted, according to which, if the audience of a personal page (channel, blog) on a social network is more than 10,000 users, the user of the social network who created such a personal page (channel, blog) is obliged to:

1) provide information to Roskomnadzor that allows to identify such user.

According to a new law, creative industries include industries based on works of literature and art (including musical works), the results of publishing activities, the results of performing activities (including performances by performing artists) and phonograms.

1. Information about drugs in the works.

The main provisions of the law:

- The author or other rightholder of the object of copyright or related rights "is assumed to be unknown if his name or name is not established, or his name or name is established, but there is no information about the place of residence of a citizen or the address of a legal entity that allows you to send a legally significant message to the rightholder.

A bill banning advertising on prohibited resources is under consideration in the State Duma.

As part of the Russian Creative Week, a session "The future of labels and labels of the future" was organized by the NFMI.

At the Russian Internet Forum held in Moscow in May, the NFMI joined the Code of Ethics in the Field of artificial Intelligence.

Experts of the festival-forum "Russian Creative Week.

The Russian Export Center (REC) together with the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) held a panel session on the topic "Creative Economy - international cooperation as a driver for the development of creative industries, clusters and urban areas" on April 23 at the international forum "World of Opportunities" in Dubai, UAE.

The Agency for Strategic Initiatives for the Promotion of New Projects (ASI) is a Russian autonomous non-profit organization established to implement a set of measures in the economic and social spheres.

The Commission for the Implementation of the Code of Ethics in the Field of Artificial Intelligence has prepared "Ethical recommendations in the field of creating and using digital imitations of living, deceased and non–existent people" (hereinafter also referred to as the "Recommendations").

The membership of the Association of Music Companies "National Federation of Music Industry" (NFMI) has significantly expanded

The General Meeting of members of the Association of Music Companies "National Federation of the Music Industry" (NFMI) has accepted domestic music label companies as associate members of the Association: "Black Star", "Lotus Music", "Media Land", "SP Digital".

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A law was adopted that was in the sphere of attention of the NFMI - the "fifth antimonopoly package".

Since December 1, 2023, the owners of websites, mobile applications or other information systems ("owners of an information resource"), being Russian legal entities or citizens of the Russian Federation, in case of carrying out their activities on the territory of the Russian Federation, are limited in possible options for authorizing users located on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Recommendation technologies in the law are proposed to be understood as information technologies for providing information based on the collection, systematization and analysis of information related to the preferences of Internet users located on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Yandex.Music, together with individual market participants, has developed recommendations for materials on music services.

According to Vedomosti, the same tax benefits can be extended to the music industry as to the IT sector.

Let us kindly remind that in August 2022 a bill on compulsory licensing of copyright and related rights was submitted to the State Duma.

NFMI sent comments to the Ministry of Culture of Russia with regards to the previous version of the draft law.

Let us kindly remind that the Ministry of Economic Development of the RF has developed a draft law on civil liability for persons initiating the blocking of intellectual property objects (content) on the Internet.

At present, the Intellectual Property Rights Court (SIP) is considering a case on the claim of the Russian Copyright Society (RAO) against the City Palace of Culture of the city of Meleuz of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

The FAS of Russia has prepared a new edition of the "fifth antimonopoly package".

The Federal Antitrust Service (FAS) fined Apple for 1.

According to Vedomosti, the same tax benefits can be extended to the music industry as to the IT sector.

The Ministry of Economic Development of the RF has developed a draft law on civil liability for persons initiating the blocking of intellectual property objects (content) on the Internet.

On August 17, 2022 the Government of the Russian Federation has approved a Plan for the development of creative industries.

On August 3, 2022, the Coordinating Council of the All-Russian Public-state Organization "Russian Center for the Turnover of Rights to the Results of Creative Activity" (OOGO "RCIS") approved an action plan.

In October 2021, the FAS initiated an antimonopoly case against the company.

Currently, the Intellectual Property Rights Court (SIP) is considering a case on the claim of the Russian Copyright Society (RAO, Russian CMO) against the City Palace of Culture of the city of Meleuz of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

In July 2022, amendments were made to the legislation on consumer protection, suggesting the creation of a Russian unified application store with mandatory pre-installation on certain types of technically complex devices.

On May 6, 2022, an order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade was published, which established a list of goods for "parallel import".

According to Vedomosti, on July 21, the National Federation of the Music Industry asked the chairmen of the State Duma committees on Information Policy and Financial Market, Alexander Khinstein and Anatoly Aksakov, to create legislative conditions for blocking payments by individuals to pirated resources and their owners.

The pandemic weakened the concert market and stimulated the growth of streaming.

According to TASS, the National Federation of Music Industries (NFMI) expects that in the near future the problem of access of users of Russian services to new tracks by foreign artists will be solved.

According to Vedomosti, the new mechanism of payments for content to companies from unfriendly countries, introduced by the decree of May 27, may carry risks for some categories of copyright holders and for Russian licensees.

According to TASS, Nikita Danilov, Director General of the National Federation of the Music Industry, noted that the new order could jeopardize payments to Russian artists signed to foreign labels.

According to TASS, Nikita Danilov, Director General of the National Federation of the Music Industry, noted that the new order could jeopardize payments to Russian artists signed to foreign labels.

In May of this year, the President of the RF signed a decree according to which Russian companies can fulfill obligations to some copyright holders from unfriendly states in rubles when using a special account of the "O" type opened in an authorized bank.

On August 19, deputy D.

In March 2022, a bill was submitted to the State Duma, according to which the validity period of license agreements, by virtue of which Russian persons had the right to use the results of intellectual activity, is extended for the period of sanctions of foreign states and international organizations against Russian persons.

As follows from the case file, the programmer created an application (computer program) based on publicly available software products.

The Ministry of Culture has prepared a draft resolution of the Government of the RF on amendments to the resolution on remuneration for the free reproduction of phonograms and audiovisual works for personal purposes (hereinafter – the draft resolution).

According to Vedomosti, on July 21, the National Federation of the Music Industry asked the chairmen of the State Duma committees on Information Policy and Financial Market, Alexander Khinstein and Anatoly Aksakov, to create legislative conditions for blocking payments by individuals to pirated resources and their owners.

The pandemic weakened the concert market and stimulated the growth of streaming.

According to TASS, the National Federation of Music Industries (NFMI) expects that in the near future the problem of access of users of Russian services to new tracks by foreign artists will be solved.

According to Vedomosti, the new mechanism of payments for content to companies from unfriendly countries, introduced by the decree of May 27, may carry risks for some categories of copyright holders and for Russian licensees.

On October 21-22, 2021, a visiting meeting of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation on codification and improvement of civil legislation was held in Perm.

Rightholders and Internet companies signed a new version of the anti-piracy memorandum.

The online distribution of pirated copies of movies, TV series, music and books causes enormous damage to companies investing in content production.

The XIII International Conference, "Transport Networks Russia & CIS: Development of Backbone Networks", was held on March 17 - 18, 2022, in Moscow.

According to "Kommersant", music major labels are asking the Russian authorities not to rush into adopting draft amendments to the Civil Code on compulsory licensing, which would allow companies in Russia to use new media products despite sanctions.

According to "Vedomosti", a new version of the anti-piracy memorandum was signed at the end of 2021.

On December 6, 2021 with the support of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation the round table "Internet in Russia" was held, at which a large RAEC study on the trends and results of the digital economy in 2020-2021 was presented.

At the international educational conference Distant & Digital, the session "Digital content: practical steps to counter piracy" was held.