Laws Regulating Copyrights

LAWS

• The Civil Code of the Russian Federation, 4th Part,«Article 70. Copyright. Article 71. Neighboring rights».
• The Tax Code of the Russian Federation.
• The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
• The Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Violations.
• The Federal Act concerning the «Mandatory Original Copy of Documents».

DOCUMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

• Universal Copyright Convention of 6 september 1952 (revised in Paris on July 24th 1971 )
• Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952 (signed in Genève)
• Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (Moscow, September 24th 1993 )
• Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (of October 29th 1993).
• Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
• International Convention for the Protection of Performer’s, Phonogram creator’s rights of broadcasting organizations (Rome convention) dated by October 26th 1961.
• Brussels convention on distribution of program-carrying signals transmitted by satellites
• WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)

WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty