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Originally Posted by HarryT
That sounds strange. Russia is a signature to the International Berne Copyright Convention; I really don't see how they can legally sell copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright holder.
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You don't need the direct permission of the copyright holder, in practice. You need a licence from an authorised collections society. There are supposed to be agreements between authorised collecting societies to distribute the cash.
In this case, there is a licence but no agreements.
It is fully legal for use in Russia. The RIAA tried to take them down, and bounced
hard.
The use by people outside Russia...well, that's something else and I'd advise you take local advice.
(I have, but am not willing to share at this point)