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Article: RUSSIA: STATE DUMA ADOPTS CONTROVERSIAL AMENDMENTS TO MASS MEDIA LAW...(Brief Article)
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- IPR Strategic Business Information Database
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- April 18, 2002
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On its third and final reading on 5 April, the State Duma adopted amendments to the Law on Mass Media that impose additional constraints on the registration of names of mass media outlets, NTV reported. The restrictions include banning the use of words and definitions that are considered to be part of the country's historical and cultural heritage, as well as the family names and titles of historical figures without first receiving the consent ...