VKontakte, which is often dubbed on social media as “Russia’s Facebook” because it bears a striking resemblance to the Mark Zuckerberg production should brace itself to face a lawsuit from the nine music making companies like Sony Music, Universal Music, Warner Music and EMI for streaming licensed music from various artists, including Beyonce and Madonna, without acquiring the rights.
The litigation would be among the first to use Russian anti-piracy legislation that was recently broadened to include music. Leonid Agronov, Head of Russia’s National Federation of the Music Industry, told Russian newspaper Izvestia that the labels had been unable to reach an agreement with the social network, and his agency was prepared to intensify its pursuit of piracy. The suits would put in jeopardy the streaming of some 6,000 tracks.
VKontakte is the largest social networking site in Russia with a total of 236 million members. Although VKontakte has kept mum in the entire scene, it is clear that soon enough, the famous website of Russia will have to face a tough round of question and answers in the court of law.
via SocialAppsHQ Blog http://www.socialappshq.com/blog/2013/12/28/lawsuit-against-russias-facebook/
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