The song will be paid for

Adviser of the Law Firm "YUST" Dmitry Seregin commented for the Rossiyskaya Gazeta on the news that the Government of Russia approved the draft of the amendments to the Civil Code entitling the authors of musical compositions to remuneration in the case of retransmission of those compositions.
The draft law, which is currently being considered by the State Duma, deals with the authors, whose music was used in audiovisual compositions: cinema films, plays etc. Retransmission is the process, when someone receives the signal and immediately transmits it further. For example, a person installs an antenna of the roof, receives the signal and immediately transmits it to the other residents. Against payment, perhaps.
Dmitry Seregin explained that earlier the respective article of the Civil Code had included “retransmission” among such means of use of a composition as cable communication and putting on air. But “retransmission” was qualified as an independent means of use of a composition last year. This resulted in that the composes and song writers lost their right to claim any remuneration if someone retransmitted a film with their songs. Now the Deputies intend to correct this drawback.

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