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The IPChain Association and the Russian Intellectual Property Court have signed a partnership agreement. The two organisations are developing the first intellectual blockchain in Russia. The IPChain Association was established in September 2017 and the main goal of the Association is to implement the IPChain project focused on shaping the national network of transactions of rights…

Russia, Saint Petersburg. In the framework of the business program of the VI St. Petersburg international cultural forum, 18 November 2017 a panel discussion “Creation in Russia of world applicable best practices of blockchain technology for managing intellectual property rights: from patents and inventions to books, paintings, photographs, music and films” was held. Leading Russian…

The largest Russian audiobroadcasting company “FormMax” is launching a large-scale federal program of social responsibility “FONMIX. Legal music is played here”. Within the program, business owners, the institutions of which pay legal music content, will receive special FONMIX labelling (for restaurants, shopping centers, gas stations, banks and other facilities). FONMIX label indicates the concluded agreement…

VOIS is a partner of the V International Forum “Anti-Counterfeit-2017”, which will be held on September 14-16, 2017 in Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic). Organizers of the forum are the Government of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, the Eurasian Economic Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia and the International Anti-Counterfeit Association. The International Forum “Anti-Counterfeit”…

VOIS has concluded a bilateral agreement concerning the rights of performers with the State Service of Intellectual Property and Innovation under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent). According to the agreement performers of both countries will be protected equally within the contracting territories. Cooperation of VOIS and the Kyrgyz colleagues will provide strengthening the…

VOIS concluded bilateral agreement concerning the rights of performers with the Armenian public organization on collective management of copyright and related rights Armauthor. According to the agreement performers of both countries will be protected equally within the contracting territories. Cooperation of VOIS and the Armenian colleagues will allow Russian performers get remuneration for the use…

VOIS concluded a bilateral agreement concerning the rights of phonogram producers with the Latvian collecting society on neighboring rights – Latvian Performers’ and Producers’ Association (LaIPA). According to the agreement the producers of phonograms of both countries will be protected equally within the contracting territories. Cooperation of VOIS and the Latvian colleagues will allow Russian…

A bilateral agreement on mutual representation of interests was signed between VOIS and GDA – the Portuguese society for the collective management of related rights. The agreement provides for the parties’ cooperation and exchange of catalogs of performers. GDA collects, distributes and pays remuneration owed to actors and musicians for the use of phonograms created…

SCAPR (the Societies’ Council for the Collective Management of Performers’ Rights) working group meetings were held on January 18-21, 2016 in Madrid (Spain). VOIS was represented at the meetings by Deputy Director General Erik Valdes-Martines. The participants of the Rights Administration Working Group discussed current issues related to the societies dealing with the collective management…

On October 6-7, 2015 a meeting of Chairmen of VOIS and SAMI – the Swedish Society for the collective management of performers’ rights was held in the VOIS office in Moscow. The meeting resulted in signing a bilateral agreement on mutual representation of interests. Director General of SAMI Stefan Lagrell and Head of International Department…