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Skolkovo misused $1 billion, Viktor Vekselberg personally cited in prosecutor’s report

November 13, 2013

The image of Skolkovo, the international innovation hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, has been severely damaged by a report from the Prosecutor General’s Office following an across-the-board investigation into the Skolkovo Foundation, the nonprofit organization in charge of the project. The report states that 50 billion rubles (around $1.6 billion) were allocated …

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Proposed legislation to encourage influx of foreign IT specialists to Russia

November 19, 2014

In a bid to decisively address the current lack of skilled IT professionals in the country, the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications is drafting amendments to Russia’s existing law on the legal status of foreign workers. Based on these amendments, Russia intends to attract “a few hundred thousand” IT-savvy migrants by 2020. The Ministry …

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Just a quarter of Russians willing to pay for online content

October 28, 2013

According to research carried out by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM), just a quarter of Russians are ready to pay for online content. The survey was designed to measure the public response to Russia’s new anti-piracy legislation, enacted in July 2013. The law does not target users who simply view or download illegitimate content for personal use, but …

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International study sheds full light on Russia’s online video market

October 18, 2013

In partnership with comScore, Ernst and Young and The Next Web, East-West Digital News is releasing a 100-page study on the Russian online video market, a fast-growing segment that deserves renewed attention. A variety of factors is set to drive strong further growth, from the new anti-piracy legislation – which is likely to increase content …

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Mail.ru Group fined for refusing to divulge private correspondence

October 17, 2013

The Bank of Russia has fined the Mail.ru Group 500,000 rubles (approximately $15,000) for refusing to provide data on users’ personal messages. A leading, LSE-listed Russian Internet company, the Mail.ru Group controls the country’s leading webmail service with one of every two mail boxes in Russia. In August 2013, the Federal Service for Financial Markets …

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Online video players form industry association

October 3, 2013

Just two months after strict anti-piracy legislation came into force, Russia’s largest online video services have formed the Internet Video Association in order to help shield the market against pirated video content. The union defines itself as “a nonprofit organization that assists in the proper application of the anti-piracy law while avoiding discrimination and repression,” according to its chairman Oleg Rumyantsev, …

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Russian and European pirates unite

September 24, 2013

A certificate on the incorporation of a United Pirate Party of Europe was signed on September 4 in Luxemburg. Representatives of 14 piracy movements from Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway, France and Russia joined the party. According to its manifesto, prepared back in July, the main focus of the newly created party will be fighting for transparency …

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Google and Facebook taken to task, Twitter suspected of user data misuse

November 19, 2014

Ruslan Gattarov, a Russian senator who has recently become an advocate for the privacy of Russian Internet users, continues his crusade against what he perceives as the unlawful actions of the world’s largest Internet companies in Russia. In late August, he asked the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation and Roskomnadzor, the key federal …

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Kremlin meets with Internet industry leaders to discuss self-regulation

September 10, 2013

Last Friday, the First Deputy Director of the Presidential Administration, Vyacheslav Volodin, met with representatives of Russian media and Internet companies. Among the participants were top managers of leading Internet and media companies operating in Russia, including Arkady Volozh, the CEO of search engine giant Yandex, Maëlle Gavet, CEO of major e-commerce site Ozon.ru, and …

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VKontakte seeks to have VK.COM trademark registered for everything from tickets to condoms

November 19, 2014

VKontakte Ltd, the owner of Russia’s leading social network Vkontakte.ru (VK.com), is seeking government registration of the VK.COM trademark in Russia far beyond the Internet business. The company’s application for the specific look and font of its brand name was formally accepted and granted priority status on July 26, 2013.

Russia’s anti-piracy law comes into effect; key players and analysts divided on its impact

November 19, 2014

The new Russian legislation intended to stop online piracy came into effect on August 1. A long-awaited victory for copyright holders, the law facilitates the prosecution of website owners violating intellectual property rights and enables courts to issue warrants to block websites that violate copyright laws if illegal content is not removed within 24 hours. The legislation …

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Russian government investigates international and Russian Internet giants’ compliance with the personal data law

February 15, 2017

Western Internet companies operating in Russia and Russian Internet giants and media companies are the targets of investigation and potential new legislation on personal data. The committee for information policy of the Council of the Federation – the upper house of the Russian Parliament – has been investigating whether user agreements of major Internet sites …

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