Revocation of rights to use images of Moomins, characters created by Finnish writer and artist Tove Jansson, will not affect the publication of his books in Russia. As he reported TASS AST and Azbuka-Atticus publishing houses continue to sell and reprint Jansson’s books on Moomins in Russian.
AFI Development previously told reporters that the license was revoked by official copyright holders, Moomin Characters, which was founded in the 1950s by Tove and Lars Jansson.
Therefore, the children’s event “Spring Moomin Festival”, which was planned to be held in the Afimall shopping center, was canceled due to the cancellation of rights in Moscow.
Under license, Moomin Characters primarily produces porcelain and souvenirs. We are talking about glasses and plates with pictures of Jansson’s characters.
Sergey Tishkov, Director of the Children’s Literature Department of AST Publishing House, explained that the suspension was the sale of new licenses and the renewal of existing licenses.
Because of the sanctions and position, the company is more does not provide RF license to use the characters. Representatives of the firm said that they suspended cooperation with Russia “in connection with what is happening in the world”. Instead of Moomin trolls, Russian companies were offered to use Cheburashka as “a very popular option right now”.