Not only Russian copyright, broadcast and digital law
This summer the group of deputies from Russian state duma proposed to decriminalize posting, re-posting, sharing or likes in social networks. The Russian ministry of communication (now it is Russian ministry of digital development, connectivity and mass communication) upholds this idea. The deputy of minister of communication said that criminal liability for re-posts and likes in social networks is to be overruled.
Comments closed
The Russian popular social network VKontakte – Russian Facebook – has declared new changed in privacy settings for its users. New coming changes in privacy settings aim to protect users of Russian social network from unjustified prosecution for reposts and likes. The changes should be fundamental for recent years. The users should receive opportunity to shield the public availability of their personal profiles from everyone except friends or chosen person.
Comments closed
In Russia new trend gathers pace – Russian enforcement authorities have special departments combating extremism. Officers from these departments are sitting all days long in Russian social networks, like Vkontake or odnoklassniki (classmates) and searching for extremist materials. Foreign social networks, like Facebook, are not so interesting for them for one simple reason – Russian social network provide all necessary information in order to prosecute the person.
Comments closedGreat Minds is a non‐profit organization that designs educational materials. These include a copyrighted curriculum called “Eureka Math” (the “Materials”). Great Minds sells the Materials in book form and also releases them to the public without charge but subject to a “public license” (the “License”), using a template that is made available by a group called Creative Commons. The License allows “any member of the public to download, reproduce, and distribute the Materials pursuant to the terms of the License, which is made available to all on the same terms without the need to negotiate.”
Comments closedThere is no unitary copyright title in Europe, so works are protected on the basis on 28 national legislations. The use of a work in all EU Member States therefore requires the clearing of rights for 28 territories. The varying availability and accessibility of content services in the EU can thus be caused by the difficulties that service providers have in obtaining all the rights needed in all territories.
Comments closed