In justice against the social network VKontakte resort to Sony, Universal and Warner Music, blaming the “Russian Facebook» για μεγάλης κλίμακας παραβίαση πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων.
These actions are coordinated within the framework of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Ifpi), representing record companies from all over the world.
Companies blame it VKontakte – which is the second largest social network in Europe – for creating a "large library" of music it does not own the rights to, which it offers as a service to users as part of its operation. Their pursuit is version δικαστικής εντολής στη Russia to remove a number of files from this service.
In a statement, Ifli's managing director, Frances Moore, says the issue has been repeatedly highlighted over a long period of time. "We encouraged VK to stop the violations and negotiate with the record labels to become a legitimate service. Until now, the company has not taken steps in that direction, so they are starting legal proceedings. "
According to a BBC report, VK has long been in the "crosshairs" of copyright enforcement agencies, with the US Trade Representative's annual report on "notorious markets” to indicate it 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.
