New Regulation of Online Cinemas in Russia

2 June 2017
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Key takeaways

  • As of July 1, 2017, online-cinemas accessed daily by more than 100,000 Internet users resident in Russia should be recorded in the register of audiovisual resources.
  • Only Russian resident can own an online-cinema included in the register of audiovisual resources.
  • Foreign participation in an online-cinema included in the register of audiovisual resources is limited to up to 20% and may be increased by the governmental commission approval.