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Every tenth Lithuanian admits illegally downloading music, films and books from internet

January 29, 2015 BNS 0

More than a tenth of surveyed Lithuanians regularly download music, films and books illegally, according to a survey presented at the Ministry of Culture on Thursday. […]

Lithuanian court orders Viasat to pay EUR 2.2 million for copyright infringements

November 15, 2014 BNS 0

A Lithuanian court has ordered Estonian-registered Viasat, the largest digital satellite TV operator in the Baltics, to pay a total of 7.45 million litas (EUR 2.2m) to three copyright associations for illegal retransmission of programs produced by other broadcasters, including TV3, LNK and the BBC. […]

Lithuania to step up intellectual property protection

November 8, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Minister of Justice Juozas Bernatonis met with Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Francis Gurry. The two discussed the influence of the legal protection of intellectual property on the development of state and society, as well as obstacles in transferring intellectual property services to the electronic space. […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]