NAUET advocates collective rights management
The International Federation of the Producers of Phonograms (IFPI) wants to solve copyright issues in RuNet using radical methods. As is known, the organization denies the legitimacy of licenses of Russian societies for collective management of rights when selling music products on the Web. In more than 90% of cases, IFPI itself calls this product counterfeit. According to her version, only music for the distribution of which there are licensing agreements with copyright holders can be legal - there is no other way.
In Russia, however, they understand that compliance with such harsh conditions deprives a significant part of online business the right to exist. The fulfillment of the obligation to conclude direct contracts with tens of thousands of foreign record labels for most Russian online stores seems impossible. Since the IFPI's proposal to listen to the radio is not pleasant either to sellers or buyers in Russia, we have to fight for our interests. Moreover, there is an article in the law recognizing licenses issued by collective management companies.
The e-commerce committee of NAUET (the National Association of Electronic Commerce Participants) strongly disagrees with the tight IFPI policy, and therefore began to act by convening a press conference yesterday in the media center of the Izvestia newspaper. The committee protested against the “campaign to discredit the Russian e-business,” launched by the IFPI, and also stated that it considers it its duty to prevent the “redistribution of the Russian market and undermine the reputation of Russian business.”
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“Such IFPI activity is a blatant interference of a foreign company in the internal affairs of the Russian economy, and such accusations undermine the business reputation of the entire Russian electronic business and cause serious damage to its image,” AllianceMedia quotes NAUET representatives.
“NAUET considers inadmissible persecution by the IFPI sites that operate on the basis of licenses issued by societies for collective management of property rights (there are about 20 in Runet),” the newspaper “Business” reports Stanislav Petrovsky, the head of the association’s expert group. To address the problem, NAUET suggests creating a working group under the State Duma Committee on Information Policy.
Representatives of the Russian record companies themselves, according to the newspaper, propose a compromise. “Collective management organizations are still the only opportunity for right holders to receive at least some deductions,” says President of CD Land, Yury Tseitlin. “At the same time, the societies themselves, of course, must conclude direct agreements with the owners of the phonograms.” However, it is reported that market participants do not believe in the victory of societies for collective management of rights, thinking that IPFI will triumph nonetheless.
In Russia, however, they understand that compliance with such harsh conditions deprives a significant part of online business the right to exist. The fulfillment of the obligation to conclude direct contracts with tens of thousands of foreign record labels for most Russian online stores seems impossible. Since the IFPI's proposal to listen to the radio is not pleasant either to sellers or buyers in Russia, we have to fight for our interests. Moreover, there is an article in the law recognizing licenses issued by collective management companies.
The e-commerce committee of NAUET (the National Association of Electronic Commerce Participants) strongly disagrees with the tight IFPI policy, and therefore began to act by convening a press conference yesterday in the media center of the Izvestia newspaper. The committee protested against the “campaign to discredit the Russian e-business,” launched by the IFPI, and also stated that it considers it its duty to prevent the “redistribution of the Russian market and undermine the reputation of Russian business.”
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“Such IFPI activity is a blatant interference of a foreign company in the internal affairs of the Russian economy, and such accusations undermine the business reputation of the entire Russian electronic business and cause serious damage to its image,” AllianceMedia quotes NAUET representatives.
“NAUET considers inadmissible persecution by the IFPI sites that operate on the basis of licenses issued by societies for collective management of property rights (there are about 20 in Runet),” the newspaper “Business” reports Stanislav Petrovsky, the head of the association’s expert group. To address the problem, NAUET suggests creating a working group under the State Duma Committee on Information Policy.
Representatives of the Russian record companies themselves, according to the newspaper, propose a compromise. “Collective management organizations are still the only opportunity for right holders to receive at least some deductions,” says President of CD Land, Yury Tseitlin. “At the same time, the societies themselves, of course, must conclude direct agreements with the owners of the phonograms.” However, it is reported that market participants do not believe in the victory of societies for collective management of rights, thinking that IPFI will triumph nonetheless.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/4378/
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