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The sounds of the past are now common

14.12.2021

In 2018, the US Congress passed the Music Modernization Act. This means that in 2022, all records, melodies, songs and tracks released before 1922 inclusive will become public domain. They can be listened to and distributed without the slightest restrictions on the part of the copyright holders. The music of the early 20th century is […]

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Russian Authors’ Society resumes debts collection suspended due to the pandemic

09.12.2021

The past year was tough for everyone, but small and medium-sized businesses, the entertainment industry and the service sector were particularly hard hit. Cinemas and organizers of mass events, restaurateurs, trade enterprises have accumulated most of the debts on payment of royalties during this time. Russian Authors’ Society agreed with the terms of the debtors […]

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“The Future of Jazz” festival introduced new generation musicians

On November 26 – 28, in the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall the future stars of modern jazz performed on stage together with the world famous Moscow Jazz Orchestra conducted by maestro Igor Butman. The International Festival “The Future of Jazz” is a unique and most youthful project of Igor Butman, Honored Artist of Russia. The peculiarity […]

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Neural networks have gained their own code

11.11.2021

Artificial intelligence has been equated with human rights, however, so far only in copyright for a shorter period and in less scope. At the end of October, Moscow hosted the First International Forum “Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: The Beginning of Trust”, which was attended by representatives of the technological community, science, education, business, society and […]

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Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs discussed potential income of creative industries

27.10.2021

A forum on creative industries and intellectual property was held on October 12 as part of the ‘Russian Business Week’ program. At the forum, government officials and members of development institutions discussed potential investors for all creative entrepreneurship. Not so long ago, the Russian government approved a concept for the development of creative industries. The […]

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IPQUORUM 2021 business program announced: Tech for Content

31.03.2021

The boom in online education, fierce opposition from IT giants, multimillion views of dancing videos, and messengers as digital shelters are just a few of the persistent technological trends. All of these are more or less related to the production, distribution, and monetization of content. How to ensure growth of digital products? What technologies are […]

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Focus on content: IPQUORUM 2021 brings together leaders of the creative economy in Skolkovo

10.03.2021

The key event of the year in the development of creative industries and intellectual property – IPQuorum 2021 – will take place on April 26-27 in Technopark at Skolkovo Innovation Center in the format Tech for Content. The focus of the business program is new technologies for production, distribution, and monetization of content: from cinema […]

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Online music revenues increased by 40% during the pandemic

09.03.2021

Online music revenues increased by 40% in 2020. At the same time, royalties from live performances for music performance in public places, cafes, bars, and restaurants have been cut threefold. Such statistics, writes the newspaper “Vechernyaya Moskva”, were cited by the Chairman of the Board of the Russian Authors’ Society (RAO) Maxim Dmitriev. “Online distribution […]

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The Federation of Creative Industries is founded in Russia

26.02.2021

On February 24, the first meeting of the founders of the new organization, the Federation of Creative Industries, took place. The Federation was created with the participation of the Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on Intellectual Property and Creative Industries. The federation includes more than twenty professional organizations, creative unions and […]

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Igor Butman invited Brazilian and Cuban performers to “Jazz Seasons”

15.01.2021

From August 22 to 23, 2021, the VI International Festival “Jazz Seasons” will be held in the Museum-Reserve ‘Gorki Leninskiye’ near Moscow. The event received the status of an international festival thanks to the efforts of Igor Butman, the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. Mr. Butman invited foreign bands that were stuck in Russia […]

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