In justice against the social network VKontakte Sony, Universal and Warner Music resort, blaming "Russian Facebook" for a large-scale copyright infringement.
These actions are coordinated within its framework International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Ifpi), που αντιπροσωπεύει δισκογραφικές εταιρείες από όλο τον κόσμο.
Companies blame it VKontakte – which is the second largest social network in Europe – to create a "big library" of music for which it does not have the rights, which it offers as service στους χρήστες, στο πλαίσιο της λειτουργίας του. Επιδίωξή τους είναι η έκδοση δικαστικής εντολής στη Ρωσία για την απομάκρυνση ενός αριθμού files from this service.
In a statement, Ifpi CEO Francis Moore said the issue has been raised repeatedly over a long period of time. "We encouraged VK to stop the violations and to negotiate with the record companies to become a legal service. So far, the company has not taken steps in this direction, at which point legal proceedings are being initiated. "
According to a BBC report, VK has long been in the "target" of organizations dealing with themecopyrights, with the US Trade Representative's annual report on "notorious purchases" pointing to this as a problem. Also in November 2012, the Russian Supreme Court had found the company guilty of illegally distributing music owned by Gala Music Group.
VK has 143 million users internationally, of which 88 million within Russia. It is noted that, according to the Guardian, last August he had offered work to Edward Snowden and was also criticized for hosting homophobic groups such as Occupy Paedophilia, which used the social network to attract homosexuals to attacked areas.
