On the other hand, action like this will exempt Chinese companies. On the one hand, seizing the intellectual properties of Western companies will help the country to survive. Samsung, Google, and others have no chances to escape too. We shouldn’t exclude Apple from the list as well. The Redmond-based company has recently suspended sales of new products and services in Russia. When saying this the first company that comes to our minds is Microsoft. Though there are no names in the report, we guess all major technology companies will fall under this law. And we guess it will be stronger than the Berlin Wall.Īs technology lawyer Kyle Mitchell has found, the Kremlin’s plan would create “a compulsory licensing mechanism for software, databases, and technology for integrated microcircuits.” Russia is going to apply it to companies from countries that have imposed sanctions. Once it happens, the Cyber Curtain will separate Russia from the West. But recently, Kommersant revealed that this could happen soon. Well, the government hasn’t pushed the button yet. As Kremlin likes to say, the law might start working “to ensure the defense and security of the state.” Of course, Russia won’t ask any permission from the patent holder. Not surprisingly, Russian law already allows authorizing the use of any intellectual property of any company “in case of emergency. Russian Law Doesn’t Punish Software Piracy
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