Moscow Court Protects Kурpatov's Webinar Rights

Moscow City Court ruled in favor of psychiatrist and TV host Andrey Kурpatov, ordering measures to stop the unauthorized online distribution of his four webinars. The court mandated Roskomnadzor and others to cease creating technical conditions enabling the publication of his audiovisual works on three websites.

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Moscow City Court upheld Andrey Kурpatov's claim for protection of his audiovisual works online.
The court ordered Roskomnadzor and other parties to cease creating technical conditions that enable the distribution of Kурpatov's webinars.
Four specific webinars were involved: 'Problems of Man and Their Solution', 'How to Work with Internal Contradictions', 'Psychosomatics and Neuroses', and 'First Psychotherapeutic Session'.
The webinars were found to be published without Kурpatov's consent on three third-party internet resources.
The court issued preliminary injunctions to prevent further unauthorized use of the works.

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In December 2024, a former assistant of Kурpatov, Alexey Ievskiy, was sentenced to six years in prison for stealing 78 million rubles from him. — vm
On August 12, the National Registry of Intellectual Property and insurance company 'Gelios' launched the first insurance policy in Russia for intellectual property, covering legal expenses in copyright disputes. — vedomosti

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Moscow City Court protected Dr. Kurpatov's intellectual rights on webinars — РИАМО
Psychotherapist Kurpatov won court case over illegal publication of his webinars — Вечерняя Москва
Moscow City Court protected intellectual property rights of Kurpatov on his webinars — Ведомости

Moscow Court Protects Kурpatov's Webinar Rights

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