The first criminal case for non -payment of 1% Mikhalkov.
We all live in a legal state. But not everyone knows what the right is. Some know only their rights and despise the rights of the rest. Some people know how to use their rights and are able to “squeeze” each of us with a little money. A little-this is enough for bread with butter and a little bit of grandchildren in England. The concept is slightly different for everyone. My neighbor Dima has the concept of “slightly”-this is one and a half lyam per month. According to rumors, the guy is enough for a living. To some boys, this amount is not enough. They are birds of great flight. For them, “a little bit” is 100 million bucks a year. Yes, it is 100. 8 Lamam per day of our Russian rubles. It is in this amount that the annual gathering of the Russian Union of copyright holders (RSP), which is headed by Nikita Mikhalkov, is estimated. Actor, film director and close friend of Putin. RSP is an organization that is recognized as ensuring that the copyright holders fully receive all their interest.
The thought itself is very pleasant and sensible. The methods that Mikhalkov decided to do this are quite funny. Closing trackers and fighting piracy on the Web is useless and little attractive. We must come up with something else. Such that is not in any country in the world, not even in Libya and Somalia. And in Russia there is. Thanks to Nikita, importers and manufacturers of computers, telephones, televisions, players, flash drives and other equipment, as well as DVDs, are required to list 1% of their “sales prices” to the account of an accredited organization - RSP. That is, 1% is paid from the technique on which you can listen/see/store information, and not from the cost of the memory card itself. Information about the value of the above goods is provided by customs. According to the Russian Union of copyright holders, the amount of the author’s reward calculated in this way is about $ 100 million per year.
In 2009, Mikhalkov quickly created the RSP, and Putin, as the Prime Minister, signed a decision in an accelerated mode. Nikita Mikhalkov decided to make himself the founder, and he put his son Artyom as the Director. An interesting scheme for the movement of raised RSP funds. According to Nikita’s idea, the money collected must be divided as follows:
15% - list the right -wingers.
25% - leave for the personal needs of the fund.
60% - introduce to the support fund of domestic cinema named after N. Mikhalkova.
Naturally, all world manufacturers, including Nokia, Panasonic, Philips and Samsung, scored on official letters from Nikita and reminded him that the time of the collisions and racketeering was dripping into oblivion. No matter how, we live in a legal state, Koreans and Finns thought. The dashing 90s passed. Nikitushka hid the anger on them, hid the stone behind the bosom, but fell silent a little. No matter how, the presidential elections were on the nose. The elections passed, the king-father became dared, the laws adopted new ones, so his friends were dared.
The other day, the case was opened against LLC SAR under Article 165 of the Criminal Code (causing property damage by deception or abuse of trust) according to Mikhalkov, the company “GRAVA SAR” brought into the country of discs in the amount of 5.8 billion rubles. The discs were imported, but forgot to share. The owner of Mger Kehyan and General Director Oleg Stankevich faces a sentence of up to five years in prison and a fine of 80,000 rubles. The punishment for going against the racketeering. Against Nikita Mikhalkov.
The Dagestan Pesenician Magomedrasul Kurbanmagomedov tried to go against him. Kurbanmagomedov pointed out that, according to the Civil Code, only authors, performers and manufacturers of phonograms, as well as audiovisual works, are entitled to receive remuneration for the use of copyright, while there are practically no such copyright holders among the founders of the RSP. Accordingly, the RSP does not have the right to collect copyright deductions from manufacturers of technology. In March of this year, he filed a lawsuit. And he won him. Judge Murad Ismailov completely supported the plaintiff. For this, by the decision of the Supreme Court of Dagestan, will be brought to disciplinary liability. That is, even judges of a district scale understand the entire delirium situation, but they cannot have an opinion different from Mikhalkov.
I, as a photographer, are especially interested in the figure of Artyom Mikhalkov. At the head of the company that fights with pirates and protects the copyright holders, the same Artyom Mikhalkov, who was accused of piracy, stood up. In his works, he used photographs of famous Russian photographers without their consent. I wonder if he apologized? Paid moral compensation? Paid all the necessary requisitions? Today I sent an email a request to Ivanina Julia, the press secretary of the RSP.

Here is the text of the letter:
“Hello, Julia.
In 2010, Russian photographers convicted Artyom Mikhalkov in the use of their photographs without written resolution. Tell me, at the moment Artyom Mikhalkov:
1. Was he personally connected either through his press service with Alexei Ivanov and Denis Kolokolchkov?
2. Did Artyom Mikhalkov apologize to these citizens for the unlawful use of their photographs?
3. Artyom Mikhalkov did all the rewards due to these authors pay? In what size?
4. Did the citizens receive these citizens from the RSP and the films of A. Mikhalkov 1% with revenue?
Since the RSP is a public organization:
5. How can I get acquainted with the balance sheet for reporting periods? Including I am interested in the amount of RSP funds raised and the mechanism of their distribution. List of organizations received funds from RSP?
6. Which of the authors received funds from the RSP?
7. How can authors get funds from RSP? What is the mechanism for accruing funds to each author? Who can apply for money from RSP?
8. What percentage of funds raised is the personal needs of the fund?
9. What is the wage per month with the Chairman of the Board? "
Waiting for an answer. )))