The Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS), a Russian right-management organization, won the competition for the right to collect royalties due to producers and performers (“neighboring rights” holders) from phonogram users, such as radio stations and TV channels. Upon an approval of the competition results and formal accreditation with the Rosokhrankultura, the responsible state agency, the VOIS will be able to collect such royalties even without a contract with the right holder. (Non-accredited right-management organizations may collect royalties only on the ground of a contract with the right holder.) Earlier another right-management organization, the Russian Authors Society (RAO), affiliated with the VOIS, was accredited to collect royalties due to composers and lyrics authors (copyright holders).
http://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article.shtml?2009/08/05/208393 (Russ.)
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