On-Line #52 01 сентября 1996

Mosaic - The first day of copyright law (one operation of riot police).

(C) VISUAL / MS!

               First Day of copyright law ...


   Hello, dear readers! Tell me about your one
Operations riot, which occurred on Sunday at the radio market.


   Morning, 9:02 - I am in a shop MAGIC SOFT. The market 
quietly: traders boldly laid out their wares and talking with 
neighbors. Nothing portends trouble ... 


   9:36 (or thereabouts) - Victoria (ORGANIZER OF MAGIC SOFT)
suited his friend and said that riot police cordoned off all 
the ins and outs - customers are not allowed, traders do not 
produce. Decided check what the hell. Indeed, the riot police 
surrounded the market. But, in general, this is not 
frightening. We strained it, why they so early, and on Sunday 
(!) priperlis the market? Unfortunately, both know neither of 
us could ... 


   9.45 (approx.) - Dealers (almost all) begin to feverishly
"Roll up" casually packaging their goods. And "folded" 
everything: from players, dealers to dealers cable. We however, 
decided to stay. 


   10.00 (approx.) - Riot police began to walk along the rows 
and detain merchants who traded the audio / vidio tapes and 
programs to a PC on diskettes and CD-ROM (maybe they arrested 
anyone yet, but I do not know). 


   10.20 - The situation became clearer. TITUS said that today,
September 1, takes effect COPYRIGHT LAW. It is written in quite 
some time, but it was from September 1, he comes into effect. 
How true this is I do not know but we believed him. In this 
time in front a crowd of shoppers who still wanted to get into 
the market. 


   10.30 ... 13.20 - its operation is "oblomu" sellers.
At 13.10 one dude handed a pager that this operation was 
carried out to identify the warehouses and factories for the 
production / storage of illegal compact discs (China, 
Bulgaria), and that the radio market is not the only object of 
their. Affected all flea markets, where to sell such discs.



   13.25 - Operation completed. Buyers started up, but day 
trading is already formed quite precarious. 

                      Sergey Agapov (VISUAL / MS!)
                            751-7932