On January 27, 2012, the "Mediapravo" (Media Law) conference organized by the Ukrainian Bar Association and the Television Industry Committee took place in Kyiv for the second time. 

More than a hundred lawyers, representatives of  television networks, production studios, media companies and advertisers, as well as businesses and distribution companies have come together to discuss important legislative issues related to media, advertising and media content distribution, to share experiences and practical recommendations.

The four topic-specific sessions of the conference were devoted to the peculiarities of how the media functions during the parliamentary elections in 2012, the legal aspects of advertising on television, the taxation of the media, as well as the use of media content on the Internet.

Vasil Kisil & Partners’ associate Tetyana Kudrytska participated in a panel discussion on the protection of media content on the Internet. During the discussion, Tetyana touched upon the problematic aspects of documenting violations committed on the Internet, the specifics of the   body of evidence , and the nuances of balancing the liability of providers, operators, site  owners and users.

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For more details please contact Tatyana Efremova,
Head of PR/BD Department
Tel.: +380 44 581 7777
E-mail: pr@vkp.kiev.ua

About the Firm

Established in 1992, Vasil Kisil & Partners is a Ukrainian law firm that delivers integrated legal advice in banking & finance, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, antitrust, competition and trade, dispute resolution, tax law, energy and natural resources law, intellectual property law, labor and employment law, real estate and construction law, as well as PPP, concessions and infrastructure law.

The firm`s clients include such world-known companies as Alpcot Agro, Africa-Israel Group, Astellas Pharma, BASF, Bayer Consumer, BNP Paribas, British American Tobacco, Central European Media Enterprises, Coca Cola, Credit Agricole Group, Danone, Dell Inc., Du Pont, Energy Standard Group, Eurosport, Google, IKB Deutsche Industriebank, LG Electronics, Leroy Merlin Ukraine, Lukoil, Metso Automation Oy, Moody’s, Mott MacDonald Limited, NCH Capital, Novacke chemicke zavody, Opel, Philips, Pioneer, Red Bull, Russian Standard Bank, St. Sophia Homes, SEB AB, SEB Group, Swedbank AB, Seven Hills, Shell, Standard Charted Bank, Tchibo, UniCredit Group, Vanco International / Vanco Energy, Volkswagen, VympelCom, YouTube.