Against the “VKontakte” filed the first lawsuit in the Moscow City Court – RBC

Publisher “AST” filed the first lawsuit against the social network “VKontakte” in the Moscow City Court for copyright infringement against Zechariah Prilepina “Resident”, he told “Izvestia” newspaper. General Director of the Association for the Protection of Copyright on the Internet (AZAPO) Maxim Ryabyko lawyers that represent the interests of “AST” in court, confirmed RBC this information.

The lawsuit was filed on Feb. 16, the same court granted an application for provisional ensuring copyright. Now the “ACT” have two weeks to supply the principal claim. Potentially, this could be the first step to eternal blocking the most popular social networks in Russia on a new version of the anti-piracy law, which came into force on 1 May 2015. Within the framework of this law may be a resource for life is blocked, if the court twice to satisfy the claim of the same owner. Such “the higher measure” has been the site rutracker.org, eternal lock which entered into force on 25 January, and a number of other popular torrent trackers.

However, it is the rights holders do not plan to pursue a life-long lockout, “VKontakte”, told RBC Ryabyko of AZAPO. “We do not go to the second lawsuit to demand lock” VKontakte “, says Ryabyko. The purpose of the suit – compel the administration “VKontakte” sit down at the negotiating table and force them to develop the current system, which would prevent the illegal downloading of content by users of the book, Ryabyko explains. “In the meantime, the administration” VKontakte “just feed us” breakfast “, all attempts of interaction, including personally with the CEO of the social network Boris Dobrodeev nor to no avail,” – he points out

«VKontakte” should. independently implement a verification system for compliance with copyright, since the current system where right holders are removed manually uploaded to the site of illegal books, imperfect, says Ryabyko. According to him, AZAPO employees daily removed tens of thousands of illegal content, but this is not enough.

If the social network continues to insist that its administration may not know about the downloadable user supplies on a content site, “VKontakte “should require their documents confirming their right to the content they spread. With regard to a particularly malicious users offending anti-piracy legislation can be sanctioned in the form of a ban on the subsequent upload content to social network

AZAPO also offers “VKontakte” different ways to monetize presented in social networks book content -. It may be a subscription model (part of the rightsholders of books will be given for free, and some – for the payment of the subscription), says Ryabyko

so far, all legal disputes with the “VKontakte” rights holders decided by the Arbitration court of St. Petersburg, noted “. News”. The Moscow City Court, which examines cases of violation of anti-piracy legislation at an accelerated procedure, while none of the rights holders are not addressed.

However, with music social network owners prefer to negotiate. It became known yesterday that it has signed a settlement agreement between the “VKontakte” and “Studio of the Union” that the social network helped avoid a penalty in the amount of 600 thousand. Rub., Which last fall issued a judgment on the claim of the “Union.” In the summer of 2015 “VKontakte” entered into a settlement agreement with the US major label Sony Music Entertainment, which are subject to the social network claim to 15.6 million rubles. However, “VKontakte” is still unresolved dispute with studios Warner Music UK Limited and Universal Music, which in total demand in the social network of compensation in the amount of 36 million rubles. for copyright infringement on their music.