Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Copyright fees go into the final round

Rosokhrankultura yesterday could not decide who the royalties from importers and manufacturers of electronic devices and blank media are collected in the next five years. To assert these deductions are only two organizations, the leader of the Russian Union of the copyright holder (CPR) by Nikita Mikhalkov considered. But even after receiving the accreditation, it would not be able to start work: The government has not yet the prices (the most probable size - 1-3% of the declared value of the goods) is determined and picking. Unenclosed area only in the collective management of copyright is a private copy, for which the authors should be rewarded. To copy can potentially be used mobile phones, computers, digital cameras, DVD players, cassettes, CDs, flash drives and other technology and media companies. Collect payments from customers-individuals is not possible, and the Civil Code of the payments it is obliged importers and local manufacturers of goods. Yesterday, 20 September, it was the Commission Rosokhrankultura. Themselves according to the approved schedule, finally accredited organization for this category of copyright fees For the right to a reward to get in only two organizations - CPR, led led by Nikita Mikhalkov, Russian society and Related Rights (painting), followed by Angelica Korotaeva. The Commission is one and a total of 18 people, including representatives of Rosokhrankultura, Ministry of Culture, the Federal Security Service and the Federal Customs Service, the Director General of "Mosfilm" Karen Shakhnazarov, singer Dmitry Malikov and president of the Association of trading companies and manufacturers of consumer electronics Computer Equipment Alexander Onischuk. The commission heard reports of both organizations, candidates, but the results were not disclosed. In Rosokhrankultura refused to name a date for the final decision, and in an interview with "b", the members of the Committee that they were encouraged to refrain from any comments. Both organizations expect applicants that the Commission's decision will be announced in a week, but does not know why his announcement was delayed. "We just said, that the result will later report," - said the source of the FPR. After several respondents "Businessman", present at the meeting, the majority of the members of the Committee are for the FPR, the vote set up specifically for the competition at the end of 2009, the Russian Authors' Society and the Union of Cinematographers. "By painting the commission presentation, a number of issues," - said one of the sources, and the other said that the proposal was informally CPR First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov supported. Lawyer Painting Azamat Shapiev said that if the decision is made in favor of the real CPR, the painting to be his challenge because the FPR request does not meet criteria for accreditation believes. However, collecting the accredited organization immediately. The fact is that the law and order of listing compensation rates for the preparation and approval of a government Ministry of Culture. Especially with regard to the absence of such an order, Rosokhrankultura previously postponed the process of accreditation. In 2008-2010, the Ministry of Culture is preparing several options for such an order, but they have always received negative reviews from other departments. At the end of August at the conciliation meeting, chaired by Igor Shuvalov discussed rates at 1% of the device (phones, computers, etc.), and 3% - with the media. At these rates, the potential volume of fees could reach $ 100 million annually, experts estimate. At the same time, Deputy Prime Minister, proposed the very process of the collection: collect money as part of the duties and conduct of the federal budget, but according to the parties, this initiative was not supported by the Ministry of Finance. The next meeting on this subject under the chairmanship of Mr. Shuvalov will take place today, 21 September.

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