Russian Publishers to ‘Retell’ Western Bestsellers After Losing Licensing

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scientific, educational and critical purposes.If brought to court, Russian publishers would be forced to prove that they retold an
unlicensed book for purposes that do not include entertainment.Russian law firms say publishers risk being hit by lawsuits and fined double
the value of books sold if their summaries hew too close to the original text.