We advised Moomin Characters Oy Ltd, a company established by Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson and currently responsible for Moomin copyright and trademark protection. Tove Jansson created most of the Moominvalley characters in her books in 1945-1946 (such as The Moomins and the Great Flood and Comet in Moominland). Some of the characters are: […]
We provided pro bono assistance to the Latvian Children’s Palliative Care Society to carry out a photo project, “Bridges of Dreams”, in collaboration with the world-famous Precious Baby Project artist Angela Forker. About the photo project In Latvia, for over 600 families the dream of a sunny childhood has disappeared, but instead they have been able […]
We advised HBO and Sky Atlantic on contractual and tax matters relating to co-production of the TV mini-series Chernobyl. Chernobyl is produced by Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint and Word Games for HBO and Sky Atlantic. Written by Craig Mazin and directed by Johan Renck, the five-part mini-series dramatizes the true story of the 1986 explosion at […]
On 7 June 2019, the new Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market came into force and must be implemented in all EU member states by 7 June 2021. Additional rights for publishers of press publications The Directive, commonly referred to as the EU Copyright Directive, creates special additional rights for […]
Publication / Kirill Laptev
Communicating via Internet under New Rules On 15 March 2016 the President signed the well-known Edict No. 98 On Improving Transmission of Electronic Messages. Its aim is to counter illegal traffic and unlicensed supply of telecom services. Right after the Edict was announced the authorised government body briefly explained the most heavily discussed provisions. We would like to […]