Structures Nikita Mikhalkov want to receive contributions from all over the Russian Internet. Bashny.Net

Russian Authors' Society (RAO) wants to require part of the revenues not only in cinemas, television stations, radio stations and electronics retailers, but also the owners of all sites in the .ru domain zones i.rf, according to RBC daily, with reference to the deputy chairman of the Board of Directors of RAO Andrew Krichevsky, who He spoke about the new amendments to the Civil Code at the closed meeting of the Forum of the Association of Corporate Lawyers (ACL) in St. Petersburg.

According Krichevsky, waste sent to the State Duma a letter signed by Nikita Mikhalkov and composer Andrew Eshpaja proposing a number of amendments to the Copyright and raise funds for the distribution of copyright content, and listening. Relevant amendments expected to introduce during the second reading of the draft of the new Civil Code.

According to the publication, the authors offer letters give RAO functions of collective management of copyright on the Internet that will give a non-profit company the right to collect money for playing music on websites or social networks.

The press service of RAO reporters were unable to explain some of the financial indicators - revenue or net profit site - will be charged to collect waste, and how much interest he will.

The analyst of the Russian Association of Electronic Communications Irina leva, whose opinion given in the report, believes that the amendments detrimental impact on the Russian segment of the Internet. In her view, any regulation of the web can affect an unpredictable way as the companies and the site holders, and on users.

The company MTS, which develops service Omlet.ru (selling access to legal content on the Web), welcomed the initiative to counter the spread of illegal content. "However, any measures to regulate the market should be taken, taking into account the interests of all its participants - users, content distributors and rights holders," - said the publication of the press secretary of MTS Valeria Kuzmenko.

Recall that in 2010 the RAO and the Union of Cinematographers, chaired by Nikita Mikhalkov created the Russian Union of right holders (CPR). The organization collects royalties from the importers and manufacturers of audio and videovosproizvodyaschey equipment (camcorders, digital cameras, televisions, computers, tape recorders, music players, flash drives and DVD-ROM drive) for free reproduction in the listed media phonograms and audiovisual works.

At the end of April 2012 the Prosecutor General Russia issued a warning to 12 companies importing technology, including Samsung, Nokia, Panasonic and others, accusing them that they violate the law of copyright without paying compensation for free reproduction of music content for the benefit of CPR.

The total debt of the company, which has a claim to date is more than 1, 3 billion rubles, calculated rightholders, who declared that "the debt accumulated since the entry into force of the Government dated 14 October 2010," On the remuneration for free reproduction of phonograms and audiovisual works for private purposes".

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