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Technology. Media. Telecoms. Art
Legal consulting in the IT, digital platforms, media and telecommunications sector, including licensing, content regulation, intellectual property protection and issues of commercial agreements.
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Technology. Media. Telecoms. Art
The KORR Legal team has unique experience in advising Russian and international players in the entertainment, advertising, sports, telecommunications and technology industries.
KORR Legal’s practice covers legal support for the film business and co-productions, complex licensing transactions, due diligence and audits of intellectual property, and a wide range of related matters.
KORR Legal’s clients include production studios, distributors of audiovisual content, record labels, multinational Big Tech companies, as well as individual directors, actors and producers.
KORR Legal’s practice covers legal support for the film business and co-productions, complex licensing transactions, due diligence and audits of intellectual property, and a wide range of related matters.
KORR Legal’s clients include production studios, distributors of audiovisual content, record labels, multinational Big Tech companies, as well as individual directors, actors and producers.
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We combine legal expertise with an understanding of business and the creative industries to build legal structures that are resilient to changes in legislation and the regulatory environment.
Comprehensive legal support for a film production group
Contract law · Corporate law · Private international law · EU, UAE, USA
Contract law · Corporate law · Private international law · EU, UAE, USA
KORR Legal provides comprehensive legal services to an international group of companies engaged in film production and the development of AI solutions for the film industry.
The work includes supporting distribution and licensing transactions, structuring co-productions in various jurisdictions, supporting promotional campaigns and day-to-day advice on the legal aspects of the business.
The work includes supporting distribution and licensing transactions, structuring co-productions in various jurisdictions, supporting promotional campaigns and day-to-day advice on the legal aspects of the business.
Legal support for the Russian subsidiary of a European telecoms operator
Corporate law · Licensing · SORM · Information Law · Russia
Corporate law · Licensing · SORM · Information Law · Russia
For more than ten years, KORR Legal has provided legal support to the Russian subsidiary of a European telecoms operator.
Telecommunications is a licensed activity subject to special legal regulation and oversight. KORR Legal provides legal support to the company, covering both its day-to-day corporate matters and compliance with the constantly changing requirements of Russian legislation on communications and information protection.
Telecommunications is a licensed activity subject to special legal regulation and oversight. KORR Legal provides legal support to the company, covering both its day-to-day corporate matters and compliance with the constantly changing requirements of Russian legislation on communications and information protection.
Advising foreign pay TV channels and foreign distributors on the distribution of video content in Russia
The KORR Legal team supported the client in complying with the requirements applicable to television, print media, cinemas, websites, online stores, VOD and other channels. The work covered a broad range of criteria, including formal and informal restrictions on content releases.
Supporting the worldwide distribution of a feature film
Copyright · Media
Copyright · Media
KORR Legal advised a film production company on the worldwide distribution of a feature film, including licences for theatrical release, for release on major online platforms and for television broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom and German-speaking countries.
The work was carried out under tight deadlines set by the release date and included the legal review and negotiation of the terms of the entire package of distribution and agency agreements.
The work was carried out under tight deadlines set by the release date and included the legal review and negotiation of the terms of the entire package of distribution and agency agreements.
Full-scope representation of an international dating service in Russia
Personal data · Data localisation · Litigation
Personal data · Data localisation · Litigation
KORR Legal represented an international online dating service on a wide range of regulatory matters relating to its operations in Russia. The work included legal support on corporate matters, marketing campaigns, the production and distribution of content, as well as defending the company in disputes with regulators (the Federal Antimonopoly Service and Roskomnadzor) and in court.
A separate area of work concerned settling the client’s approach to processing the personal data of Russian users and ongoing engagement with the regulator.
A separate area of work concerned settling the client’s approach to processing the personal data of Russian users and ongoing engagement with the regulator.
Supporting the launch of an AI platform for film production
Intellectual property · Artificial intelligence
Intellectual property · Artificial intelligence
KORR Legal is advising on a project to create a platform in which AI agents, trained by working industry professionals, perform individual roles in the film production process. The KORR Legal team advises the client on structuring the intellectual property, on patent strategy in the relevant jurisdictions taking into account sanctions restrictions, and on building the project’s contractual framework with software and AI agent developers, industry experts and app users.
Compliance review of separating the Russian business and migrating the service
IT regulation · Personal data · Intellectual property
IT regulation · Personal data · Intellectual property
KORR Legal carried out a comprehensive compliance review for an international service, the developer of a mobile app with an audience of millions in Russia, on the possible separation of its Russian business into a separate legal entity and the migration of the app.
The work covered a wide range of issues, from consumer protection legislation to rights in IP assets and personal data protection.
The work covered a wide range of issues, from consumer protection legislation to rights in IP assets and personal data protection.
Regulatory compliance of an international VoIP calling service in Russia
Telecoms regulation · Telecommunications and IT
Telecoms regulation · Telecommunications and IT
KORR Legal ensured the regulatory compliance of the launch on the Russian market of an international calling service in which calls are carried over VoIP and terminated on a regular telephone number.
The technology falls within three regulatory fields at once (telephony, telecommunications and information technology), where the requirements overlap, the regime changes frequently and is currently subject to particularly close regulatory scrutiny.
The technology falls within three regulatory fields at once (telephony, telecommunications and information technology), where the requirements overlap, the regime changes frequently and is currently subject to particularly close regulatory scrutiny.
Building a digital service’s relationship with the social advertising operator
Advertising law · Social advertising
Advertising law · Social advertising
KORR Legal advises an international digital service on its relationship with the social advertising operator. The obligation to place social advertising applies to resources with a daily audience of more than 200,000 users in Russia and involves constant coordination on the approval of materials, their placement and reporting.
The KORR Legal team succeeded in significantly postponing the conclusion of a binding agreement with the operator, giving the client time to set up its advertising processes, and ultimately secured an agreement on favourable terms.
The KORR Legal team succeeded in significantly postponing the conclusion of a binding agreement with the operator, giving the client time to set up its advertising processes, and ultimately secured an agreement on favourable terms.
Regulatory compliance of individual features of a mobile app
IT regulation · Cryptocurrency
IT regulation · Cryptocurrency
KORR Legal advised a mobile app developer on regulatory support for certain new features, in particular user-generated content and its monetisation, with rewards paid to authors in cryptocurrency.
With the launch of these features, the service becomes subject to specific IT regulatory regimes, each with its own requirements, from control over user-generated content to restrictions on cryptocurrency transactions. The legislation in this area is changing rapidly and contains gaps, which requires constant and timely monitoring.
KORR Legal identified the applicable requirements and proposed a moderation and compliance model that made it possible to launch the feature with a controlled level of risk.
With the launch of these features, the service becomes subject to specific IT regulatory regimes, each with its own requirements, from control over user-generated content to restrictions on cryptocurrency transactions. The legislation in this area is changing rapidly and contains gaps, which requires constant and timely monitoring.
KORR Legal identified the applicable requirements and proposed a moderation and compliance model that made it possible to launch the feature with a controlled level of risk.
Developing a strategy to protect rights in characters after the licence for the original drawings expired
Intellectual property · Trademarks · USA · Russia
Intellectual property · Trademarks · USA · Russia
KORR Legal developed a strategy to protect an animation studio in a potential dispute with the author of the original drawings on which the characters of an animated series were based. The work involved not only a purely legal analysis of the situation but also close cooperation with a number of industry experts and patent attorneys. Given the cross-border nature of the client’s business, the work also took into account the different approach to the situation in the United States.
Defending a film company against a claim for co-authorship of a series script
Copyright · Co-authorship · Litigation
Copyright · Co-authorship · Litigation
KORR Legal successfully defended a film production company in a dispute with a former producer who sought recognition as a co-author of the script and an injunction against its use. The claimant argued that he had led the writing team and determined the content of the script, but KORR Legal secured the dismissal of the claim in full. The court found that the claimant’s independent creative contribution to the script had not been proven and rejected the former producer’s claims.
In a similar case, KORR Legal secured the termination of proceedings brought by an individual against another film production company, the rights holder of a feature film, seeking recognition of copyright in part of the film and its characters. The defence built by KORR Legal and the negotiations conducted with the claimant led the claimant to withdraw the claim, and the withdrawal was accepted by the court.
In a similar case, KORR Legal secured the termination of proceedings brought by an individual against another film production company, the rights holder of a feature film, seeking recognition of copyright in part of the film and its characters. The defence built by KORR Legal and the negotiations conducted with the claimant led the claimant to withdraw the claim, and the withdrawal was accepted by the court.
Assessing the risks of supplying gambling software to operators serving Russian users
Gambling regulation · Cross-border risks
Gambling regulation · Cross-border risks
Instructed by a UK law firm, KORR Legal prepared an opinion for an international supplier of gambling software.
The opinion covered a broad range of risks, from the supplier’s own liability and complicity to the extraterritorial effect of the Russian ban and indicators of targeting the Russian audience.
The opinion covered a broad range of risks, from the supplier’s own liability and complicity to the extraterritorial effect of the Russian ban and indicators of targeting the Russian audience.
SORM compliance of a telecoms operator
Telecoms regulation · SORM · Interaction with public authorities
Telecoms regulation · SORM · Interaction with public authorities
KORR Legal audited the operations of an international telecoms operator operating in Russia for compliance with SORM requirements.
SORM is a narrow and sensitive area, where what matters is not so much theoretical knowledge as relevant practical experience and established communication with the competent public authorities, primarily the security authorities (FSB), which are responsible for SORM matters.
SORM is a narrow and sensitive area, where what matters is not so much theoretical knowledge as relevant practical experience and established communication with the competent public authorities, primarily the security authorities (FSB), which are responsible for SORM matters.
Determining the legal status of a classic novel for its film adaptation in the US
Copyright · Public domain · Russia / USA
Copyright · Public domain · Russia / USA
KORR Legal advised a US distributor on Russian law in connection with the release in the United States of a feature film based on a classic 20th-century Russian novel. The opinion was required for a declaratory judgment action in a US court. The key issue was whether the work had entered the public domain.
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