Russian office software is pushing out competitors

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Compulsory licensing, as Dmitry Travnikov recalled, is already possible under current legislation for a number of intellectual property objects, such as foreign patents or industrial models, but only with the permission of the government or after a court hearing. Such precedents have already occurred during the pandemic, when the government gave permission to pharmaceutical companies to produce a number of drugs. There have been no precedents of compulsory licensing through the courts yet, although attempts have been made.

The attitude of IT industry australia cell phone number list representatives towards piracy is strictly negative. "Condoning piracy can be a serious threat to domestic developers," says Dmitry Komissarov, founder and director of product development at MyOffice.

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By the end of 2027, Russian platforms will account for up to 82% of the domestic office software market, while foreign platforms will account for 8%. This forecast is given by J'son & Partners Consulting. Previously, experts expected a smoother dynamics of the increase in the share of Russian office software (from 7% in 2020 to 40% in 2026).

Deputy Director of the Department of Cybersecurity of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation Evgeny Khasin during the session "Digital Transformation, Technological Independence and Information Security: Achievements, Tasks, Prospects" at "Infoforum-2023" called piracy absolutely unacceptable, since it harms the Russian IT industry, while the damage to copyright holders is unlikely to be noticeable. Director of the Competence Center for Import Substitution in the Sphere of Information and Communication Technologies Ilya Massukh said that the use of any software from unfriendly countries carries a potential danger, regardless of whether it is licensed or not.

Renat Lashin, executive director of ARPP "Domestic Software", stated that the association he represents will never support piracy. Compulsory licensing can only be acceptable in narrow niches where ready-made solutions from Russian developers are absent and their appearance is possible only in the very distant future.