Supreme Court Removes Yabloko from Duma Elections
The Supreme Court upheld a lawsuit filed by lawyers from the 'Rodina' party, requesting the invalidation of the registration of the 'Yabloko' party for the State Duma elections.
Consensus
- The Supreme Court of Russia removed 'Yabloko' from the State Duma election list.
- The decision followed a lawsuit filed by the 'Rodina' party.
- The main grounds cited were violations of copyright law, foreign financing, and exceeding campaign spending limits.
- The court upheld claims regarding unauthorized use of copyrighted materials in 'Yabloko's' campaign materials.
- The court rejected allegations of extremism as not properly substantiated in this proceeding.
- The court acknowledged that the photograph of Hiroshima from 1945 could be used freely due to its age.
- The court did not find the 'Yabloko' logo to be a violation of copyright, as it was not a direct copy of El Lissitzky's work.
- The court did not consider the use of the 'Pust' vsegda budet solntse' and 'Lish' by ne bylo voyny' lyrics to be a violation, provided the rights were properly obtained.
- The court accepted that some campaign materials, including those from Levada-Center and images generated by ChatGPT, required authorization.
- The court found that the use of a photograph from 'Kommersant' was lawful due to a valid license.
- The court did not accept the claim that the use of a portrait of Viktoriya Bony violated copyright, as it was a drawing, not a photograph.
- The court acknowledged that some donations to 'Yabloko' came from individuals who received foreign funds, but did not rule on the foreign financing issue as a standalone basis for removal.
Points of divergence
- The Supreme Court did not consider the claims of extremism because they required separate proceedings, not because they were deemed absurd. — meduza
- The court ruled that 'Yabloko' violated campaign spending limits due to paid posts in blocked social networks, estimated at 35 million rubles, which exceeded the legal limit. — tg_istories_media
- The court considered the use of the Hiroshima photograph as a violation of the U.S. military's copyright, despite its age. — tg_theinsider
- The court's decision was based primarily on the Hiroshima photo, the song 'Pust vsegda budet solntse,' and donations totaling 16,900 rubles. — thebell
- The court spent significant time examining the 'Yabloko' website banner with sunflowers, and the photograph was found to be properly credited after using a magnifying tool. — mediazona
- The Prosecutor's Office supported the removal of 'Yabloko' based on intellectual property violations and foreign financing data from the Central Election Commission. — tvrain
- The 'Rodina' party stated that 'Yabloko' used copyrighted materials without consent during its campaign. — tg_rian_ru
Coverage (14 sources)
- Why 'Yabloko' was removed from elections. The Supreme Court accepted most of 'Motherland's' claims. Besides, that calls for peace are extremism, and Hiroshima photos in 1945 are a violation of US army rights — Meduza
- Supreme Court agreed with almost all complaints against the 'Yabloko' party, except for accusations of extremism and some... — Важные истории
- Supreme Court removed 'Yabloko' from State Duma elections — The Insider
- The "Yabloko" party was removed from the State Duma elections for copyright infringement — Коммерсантъ
- Why 'Yabloko' was removed from the elections, attacks on 'Tatneft' and SIBUR, heirs leaving 'Samolyot' — The Bell
- Supreme Court revoked registration of 'Yabloko' for State Duma elections — Медиазона
- Supreme Court removed 'Yabloko' from the State Duma elections at the request of competitors — the 'Rodina' party. Main. From the lawsuit we learned that an anti-war position is extremism, and images from ChatGPT are a violation of copyright — Meduza
- Prosecor asked Supreme Court to remove "Yabloko" from elections — The Bell
- Prosecution General supports removal of 'Yabloko' from State Duma elections — Дождь
- "Apple" violated intellectual property rights during campaigning, "Motherland" claims, which filed a lawsuit to remove this party from the State Duma elections... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Prosecure supports removal of 'Yabloko' from elections — Ведомости
- Supreme Court may remove 'Yabloko' from elections. Party accused of copyright infringement — due to images from ChatGPT and photos from 1945. Examples of claims — as briefly as possible — Meduza
- The 'Yabloko' party is accused of copyright infringement Representative of the 'Rodina' party, which demands to remove 'Yabloko' from the election... — ЭХО / Новости
- "Apple" violated intellectual property rights during campaigning, "Motherland" claims, which filed a lawsuit to remove this party from the State Duma elections... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
Key entities
- Apple
- Supreme Court
- Rodina
- State Duma
- Russia
- CIC
- Hiroshima
- General Procuracy
- Ukraine
- Yabloko Party
- USA
- TASS
- Rosfinmonitoring
- The Authorities
- Vyacheslav Kirillov