Introduction. In the current situation on the Russian market, the software user faces a difficult choice between Russian analogues or the search for methods to obtain foreign originals. This article analyzes the decisions taken by the government to replace digital goods of the companies that have left Russian sites. Theoretical analysis. The paper examines the problems of the scope of licensed software created by foreign developers who left the Russian market, discusses the challenges associated with the legal issues of the license. These challenges include issues of privacy, data security, the possibility of forgery, misuse of information, as well as legal aspects related to further possible return of foreign companies to the Russian market. The article also draws attention to the need to develop appropriate regulatory and legal frameworks in the field of parallel import of information and communication technologies. 6Empirical analysis. The need for user-friendly and high-quality software was identified, and the ways of importing or replacing goods for the effective use of the institution of exclusive law were analyzed, including the need to balance innovation and ensure transparency and awareness for users, as well as the need for an integrated approach to importing foreign technological solutions, taking into account the dynamics of technological progress and the needs of society. The research focuses on the analysis of regulatory, technological and legislative spheres, as well as existing approaches to the legal regulation of the trade turnover process. The current regulatory legal acts have been studied. Results. Despite numerous attempts by legislative and executive bodies to resume a comfortable level of software provision for the population, problems of import substitution and parallel import of foreign information and communication technologies have been identified.