Izvestia sent inquiries to the Ministry of Digital Development
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 3:49 am
The letter to the Ministry of Digital Development notes that 70% of Russian companies are experiencing difficulties due to restrictions on foreign Internet services and the departure of some suppliers of imported software from the market. This was shown by a survey by the National Agency for Financial Research (NAFI) in August 2022. For every second respondent (47%), the difficulties are not so noticeable, although every fifth (23%) noted that the difficulties switzerland cell phone number list do not allow them to function fully.
and Communications and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The Russian IT sector is trying to take advantage of the "window of opportunity" and occupy niches vacated by foreign players, the Institute for the Development of Entrepreneurship and Economics noted. According to the Spark database, the turnover of the IT sector increased in the first half of 2022. In June, sales were estimated at 354 billion rubles, which is 1.5 times higher than in February. The number of IT companies in March-September increased by 78% compared to January-February.
Izvestia sent inquiries to the Association of Retail Companies, the Association of Internet Trade Companies, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, as well as large federal retailers.
No in response
The initiative is relevant, it is aimed at protecting businesses and citizens who find themselves in a controversial situation, Ekaterina Avdeeva, head of the Expert Center for Criminal Law Policy and Enforcement of Judicial Acts of Delovaya Rossiya, told Izvestia.
— If suppliers from unfriendly countries do not renew licenses, this should not entail liability for those who continue to use such software. After all, companies do not have the ability to quickly replace it, — the expert emphasized. — In order to exclude administrative and criminal liability for users, it would be more logical to determine a reasonable period that would be enough to switch to software with valid licenses.
Managing partner of the law firm "Kocherin and Partners" Vladislav Kocherin reminded that for violation of copyright and related rights there is liability under Article 146 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - up to six years of imprisonment with large fines depending on income. For hacking programs there is also liability under the Criminal Code - up to seven years of imprisonment, he added.
The expert called the institute's proposal logical and reasonable, since a situation has arisen in which, on the one hand, the right of private ownership of software should be protected, and on the other hand, due to non-market principles, the rights of consumers suffer. They are also protected and defended by law.
If a software owner uses his right to cause harm without sufficient legal or market grounds, then it would be entirely logical to slightly relax regulation in this area in order to maintain balance, the expert emphasized.
and Communications and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The Russian IT sector is trying to take advantage of the "window of opportunity" and occupy niches vacated by foreign players, the Institute for the Development of Entrepreneurship and Economics noted. According to the Spark database, the turnover of the IT sector increased in the first half of 2022. In June, sales were estimated at 354 billion rubles, which is 1.5 times higher than in February. The number of IT companies in March-September increased by 78% compared to January-February.
Izvestia sent inquiries to the Association of Retail Companies, the Association of Internet Trade Companies, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, as well as large federal retailers.
No in response
The initiative is relevant, it is aimed at protecting businesses and citizens who find themselves in a controversial situation, Ekaterina Avdeeva, head of the Expert Center for Criminal Law Policy and Enforcement of Judicial Acts of Delovaya Rossiya, told Izvestia.
— If suppliers from unfriendly countries do not renew licenses, this should not entail liability for those who continue to use such software. After all, companies do not have the ability to quickly replace it, — the expert emphasized. — In order to exclude administrative and criminal liability for users, it would be more logical to determine a reasonable period that would be enough to switch to software with valid licenses.
Managing partner of the law firm "Kocherin and Partners" Vladislav Kocherin reminded that for violation of copyright and related rights there is liability under Article 146 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - up to six years of imprisonment with large fines depending on income. For hacking programs there is also liability under the Criminal Code - up to seven years of imprisonment, he added.
The expert called the institute's proposal logical and reasonable, since a situation has arisen in which, on the one hand, the right of private ownership of software should be protected, and on the other hand, due to non-market principles, the rights of consumers suffer. They are also protected and defended by law.
If a software owner uses his right to cause harm without sufficient legal or market grounds, then it would be entirely logical to slightly relax regulation in this area in order to maintain balance, the expert emphasized.