In Russia, the royalty monetization scheme is gaining popularity. Plaintiffs are suing the media and major organizations for allegedly using their photos without permission. lawyers said Radio 1 about new schemes used by “copyright holders” to sue a company for large sums of money.
It is noted that if previously most of the court hearings were held with the participation of pictures and videos of real copyright holders, now more and more often the rights to works that have long been in the public domain are purchased. outside.
“I think the situation is not going to get any calmer, the problem will only get bigger because new plaintiffs are emerging, this mechanic, the technique of making claims is being worked on. “For example, by installing artificial intelligence, you can file two million lawsuits, not 2.5 thousand,” said Fyodor Kravchenko, managing partner of the Collegium of Media Lawyers.
It also turns out that such “copyright holders” often make “backward” agreements with photographers. Therefore, it is possible to claim the picture even if the photograph did not belong to the claimant at the time of publication of the material.
Maria Yarmush, former lawyer, civil law and international law expert suggested A solution to combat copyright profiteering.