On September 26, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Maxim Parshin sent a letter criticizing the bill to its author, deputy Dmitry Kuznetsov. A copy of the document was reviewed by Kommersant.
In the letter, Parshin pointed out that it is unclear “how the problem with the inability of Russian users to fulfill existing contractual obligations is solved by introducing a mechanism for compulsory licensing of software from foreign copyright holders who have stopped technical support for their software and distribution of their licenses to consumers located in the territory of the Russian Federation.” Let’s explain that, most likely, Parshin is referring to the problem with the shutdown of some services in Russia.