Russian Digital Ministry proposes compulsory licensing of software companies: Report

Moscow [Russia], December 29 (ANI): The Russian Digital Ministry is discussing with market actors a bill that will allow for compulsory licensing of software companies that have left Russia and "decriminalize" the illegal use of foreign software in the country, a Russian newspaper reported on Thursday, as cited by Sputnik.

"According to a letter from Dmitry Nikitin, the head of the IT Industry Development Department of th