Samara Court Removes KPRF Deputy from Duma Race Over Copyright Claims
The Samara Regional Court removed Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) deputy Mikhail Matveev from the State Duma election race due to copyright claims. The Samara Regional Court annulled the registration of incumbent State Duma deputy Mikhail Matveev of the KPRF as a candidate for the new parliamentary session.
Consensus
- The Samara Regional Court removed Mikhail Matveev from the State Duma elections.
- The court ruled based on copyright violations in Matveev's campaign materials.
- The lawsuit was filed by Anna Sarantseva, a candidate from the Pensioners' Party.
- The violations included unauthorized use of photographs and Microsoft fonts (Arial and Tahoma) in campaign materials.
- Matveev is a sitting member of the State Duma representing the Industrial Single-Member Constituency No. 163.
- Matveev plans to appeal the court's decision.
- The court found that links to Matveev's social media pages (VK and Telegram) were part of his campaign materials.
Points of divergence
- Matveev claimed the lawsuit was politically motivated and linked to his rival from United Russia, Alexander Zhivaykin, though he provided no public evidence. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Matveev criticized the court for using the same Microsoft fonts on its own website, despite Microsoft having stopped selling licenses in Russia. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The Communist Party labeled the court's decision as 'unmasked arbitrariness' by officials who have lost touch with reality and basic decency. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Matveev previously won his seat in 2021 by less than 3,000 votes, defeating United Russia's Igor Stankevich. — tg_horizontal_russia
- Matveev stated in 2022 that supporting the recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics was a vote for peace, not war, but now supports the Russian army. — tg_horizontal_russia
Coverage (2 sources)
- Samara court removed KPRF deputy Mikhail Matveyev from Duma elections due to copyright claims — SOTAvision
- Court removed Samara deputy from elections due to lack of copyright on Microsoft fonts — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
Key entities
- KPRF
- Mikhail Matveyev
- State Duma
- Party of Pensioners
- Microsoft
- Samara Regional Court
- Anna Sarantseva
- Samara Court
- Court
- Industrial Single-Mandate District
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