The phrases “As long as there is no war” and “Let there always be sunshine” became one of the grounds for a lawsuit to remove Yabloko from the State Duma elections

The phrases “Let there always be sunshine” and “As long as there is no war” became one of the grounds for a lawsuit to remove Yabloko from the State Duma elections

Rodina saw this as a copyright violation

The human rights project “Slovo zashchite” published a lawsuit by the Rodina party against Yabloko, which the Supreme Court will consider tomorrow — the plaintiff is demanding the cancellation of the registration of Yabloko’s federal list of candidates in the State Duma elections.

Rodina’s claims are divided into four groups: copyright violations in campaign materials, violations in online campaigning for Yabloko, “extremism” in the party’s political position, and violations in the nomination of candidates.

Here are some of Rodina’s claims:

The phrases “Let there always be sunshine” and “As long as there is no war” (they were allegedly used in an interview with Grigory Yavlinsky without the permission of the rights holders).

The Yabloko logo (according to Rodina, it was created on the basis of El Lissitzky’s poster “Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge” and violates copyright).

Statements about increasing political repression, life without fear, and the danger of fascism (interpreted as incitement of hatred toward government representatives).

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