RAO again zhhot

It would seem that it may be absurd than to take money from the artists for the performance of their own songs , or from the veterans, for the performance of the songs of the war years . But no, RAO again pleases us with a fresh portion of delusions on the front of the “protection” of copyright. I don’t know who upset them, but they fined 30 thousand rubles ... a cinema in the Sverdlovsk region, which did not pay the fee to the authors of the film music . Yes, yes, no mistake.

According to the ministry, since December 2009, the Avatar, Book of Eli, Alvin and the Chipmunks-2, Sherlock Holmes and Black Lightning films were shown at the cinema in Kamensk-Uralsky. movies. The prosecutor's office of Kamensk-Uralsky found out that the films were shown on the basis of contracts with copyright holders - Universal Pictures International LLC, Twentieth Century Fok LLC LLC.

Meanwhile, the cinema did not conclude agreements on the payment of remuneration to music authors that sounded in films, although according to the law they had to conclude such agreements, the ministry says.
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“By the resolution of the magistrate’s judge, the cinema was found guilty of committing an administrative offense under section 7.12 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (violation of copyright and related rights). The organization was sentenced to a fine of 30 thousand rubles, ”the statement reads.

Three movie projectors and reels with films were also withdrawn from the cinema, the report states.

A court ruling has not yet entered into force, the report said.

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A similar message is on the RAO site itself .

It would be very funny if it were not so sad. Here it is, the absolute absurdity of our copyright laws. How will RAO ​​“please” us?