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Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 5:59 am
In the fall, the media reported that the Ministry of Communications supported the RSP proposal together with the Ministry of Culture. But in December, Deputy Minister of Communications Alexey called the initiative "dangerous for the industry and contrary to Russia's interests." He said that the Ministry of Communications would not even discuss the details of implementing this initiative, since it is against the idea in principle. " A global license is an absolute evil that harms both the media and the communications industry, the Internet ," Volin said .
Russian President Vladimir Putin about Volin's offensive statements. But, judging by the latest media reports, Mikhalkov's appeal did not help the RSP advance its idea. In mid-February, Vedomosti reported that the presidential japan mobile phone numbers database administration did not support the concept of introducing a copyright fee on the Internet.

The initiative was also opposed by most ministries and departments, as well as all market participants, including copyright holders. Operators are afraid of the costs of monitoring traffic, legal video and music services are afraid that the initiative will completely destroy their business, and copyright holders want to set their own terms of use for their works.

Nevertheless, the media continues to publish materials about the further development of the RSP initiative. On February 24, Izvestia reported that the Ministry of Culture has already prepared a draft law. At the same time, the publication emphasizes that the department wants to introduce benefits for paying the Internet tax for pensioners, disabled people, schoolchildren and students. Deputy head of the department Grigory Ivliev also stated that telecom operators can independently cancel the payment for those who do not consume objects of copyright and related rights.

Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported the same day that the Ministry of Culture expects to introduce a tax of 300 rubles per Internet user as early as the third quarter of 2015. Of these funds, part will go to operators for the technical implementation of the law, and part will go to copyright holders. But later Ivliev told Interfax that the ministry had begun to develop a bill, but the time frame for its entry into force has not yet been determined.