Russian authorities to toughen penalty for anti-piracy law violationRussian authorities advocate toughening penalty for violation of the anti-piracy law aimed at protecting intellectual property on the Internet.17:01 22.08.2014
Court sends orders in Schneerson Library case to Russian Culture MinistryThe Moscow Commercial Court has sent the Russian State Library and the Russian Ministry of Culture court orders that require the US and the US Library of Congress to return seven books from the Yosef Schneersohn Library to Russia, the court told RAPSI on Wednesday.17:30 30.07.2014
Battle against music piracy could be postponed for 18 months in RussiaA law that would allow the courts to close websites that post pirated content even if they regularly delete it, which the State Duma can adopt by July 13, will not include music piracy, Vedomosti newspaper wrote on Wednesday.10:35 25.06.2014
US ordered to return seven books from Schneerson collection to RussiaThe Moscow Commercial Court has sided Thursday with Russia's Ministry of Culture and the State Library against the US and its Congressional Library in a case over the disputed Rebbe Schneerson book collection.17:58 22.05.2014
Russian Ministry of Culture urges to toughen copyright protectionThe Ministry of Culture supports a stricter protection of intellectual property rights and urges the State Duma to approve amendments to the anti-piracy bill, according to Deputy Minister of Culture Grigory Ivliyev at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Culture.15:52 09.04.2014
Culture Ministry supports commercial breaks during cartoonsThe Ministry of Culture is drafting amendments to the Law on Advertising to promote children’s goods on television, including a provision to allow commercial breaks during animated films for children, reads an announcement posted on the website of planned legislation.15:07 08.04.2014
Anti-piracy law to cover software and photographs – reportRussia's Ministry of Culture has submitted to the government amendments to the anti-piracy law so as to ensure the protection of copyright protected content except music.12:04 03.12.2013