Soyuzmultfilm sued a woman from Murmansk for 400,000 rubles.
A businesswoman from Murmansk will pay a fine for selling merchandise with cartoon characters.
The Leninsky District Court in Murmansk sided with Soyuzmultfilm: in 2024, a woman sold things with images of popular characters (Chevorshka, Winnie the Pooh, Matruskin the Cat, Carlson, etc.), without having the rights to do so. The plaintiff companies proved that they have an official license for these heroes - the court met their demands in full.
Now, a resident of Murmansk will have to pay 200 thousand rubles to each of the two companies.
This is not an isolated case of conflict between the multiverse and the region. For example, the consignment store Dobro, due to claims from Soyuzmultifilm, stopped accepting items with Russian cartoon characters. In 2024, the studio filed a lawsuit against the store for 50 thousand rubles - all because of one teacup with a piglet, which was accepted for sale for only 60 rubles.
The conclusion is simple: even small-scale sales of goods with famous characters without permission from the copyright holder are subject to severe fines.
"Murmansk Evening".
Citizen Slashcheva, the head of Soyuzmultfilm, is a very tough and business-like woman, you can't joke with her about money, she will pull it out with pinches.