In Moscow, beaten by the deputy head of the Russian Authors’ Society – RBC

Deputy General Director Andrey RAO Krichevsky. Archival photo

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Deputy General Director of the Russian Authors’ Society (RAO), CEO of the company “Melody” Andrew Krichevsky undergone attacked on the night of Saturday, August 15, the press service of the company.

According to the press service, three people attacked Krichevsky at 00:50 near the building of the Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (str. Novoslobodskaya, d. 73, building 1). At the deputy head of RAO ribs were broken and his nose, he received a head injury. After the attack Krichevsky was taken to City Clinical Hospital named after SP Botkin, doctors assess his condition as stable.

«We attribute this attack to the professional activities of Andrei Krichevsky. (…) In assaulting the attackers several times verbally articulated threat of further reprisals, if the victim did not voluntarily lay down their powers in the waste, “- the report says.

According to the press service, currently preparing a statement of a criminal investigation into the attack.

In addition, the press service of the Russian Authors’ Society stressed that last month began receiving telephone threats against the General Director of RAO Sergei Fedotov and his families. As he said Sergei Fedotov, on Monday, August 17, Andrew Krichevsky had an appointment in the Ministry of Justice on the establishment of the union of artists “Russian Authors ‘Society».

All-Russian public organization “Russian Authors’ Society” (RW) – a non-governmental non-profit organization. As noted on the website of RAO, it was created “by the authors and other rights holders” for the “implementation of rights management on a collective basis.” In 2008, the company received an appropriate state accreditation. In 2013, the accreditation was extended for 10 years.

Today, the collective copyrights charges in addition to Russia RAO carries Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (WIPO) and the Russian Union of right holders (CPR). As previously wrote RBC, judging by the statements of the FPR, waste and WIPO, the total fees for the three organizations in 2013 exceeded 5.5 billion rubles.

Earlier, the Ministry of Communications offered to abandon the non-contractual collective management of copyright, explaining his initiative opacity levying fees copyrights organizations. The main idea was that department that the authors of works and rights owners to voluntarily enter into contracts with such companies. “When a person agrees with the organization, it stipulates the terms and conditions. It is more effective than when the rights holder is set to a serf and his right to dispose of without their consent, “- said earlier RBC representative of the Ministry of Communications. The Ministry of Culture did not support this idea.