Chrono Wants Russian Music Sites To Obtain License

Chronopay, the payments services provider of 95% of the Russian Music Sites, wants the sites to get a license from Russia's copyright authorities.

"Industry experts, however, sound skeptical of this initiative. “The Federation is no different from the Multimedia and Digital Networks Society – it also has nothing to do with rightholders,” Igor Pozhitkov, head of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s Russian office

Russia's music copyright laws are puzzling...