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VKontakte, Russias largest social network, said it declined a request by the countrys security agency to hand over data on Ukrainian users who supported the recent government change in Kiev.The company declined to give data about the users to the Russian Federal Security Service, a successor to the Soviet-era KGB, upon its request in December, VKontakte Chief Executive Officer Pavel Durov said on his VKontakte page last night.Our answer was flat denial, Russian jurisdiction doesnt cover Ukrainian users of VKontakte, Durov said on his page, where he also posted a picture of a dog dressed in a hoodie. Disclosure of their personal data to Russian authorities wouldve breached the law and betrayed millions of Ukrainians who trusted us.
http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-17/russia-social-network-says-authorities-request-ukraine-user-data.html
I hope these people remain safe.
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music have together filed legal action against Russias biggest social network VKontakte (VK) for deliberately facilitating piracy on a large scale.
The cases involve a slew of material VK should remove from its service, according to IFPI, the organization representing the recording industry worldwide.
The record companies are also seeking a court order requiring VK to implement effective industry-standard measures, such as audio fingerprinting, to prevent unauthorised re-uploading of specific repertoire and to prevent unauthorised uploading of the companies' catalogues generally.
The legal action includes a compensation claim for just over $1.4 million (50 million rubles) for the already pirated material.
http://rt.com/business/sony-universal-warner-vkontakte-397/
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)jakeXT
(10,575 posts)Sony, Universal and Warner want court to force site to scan for copyrighted songs and pay damages
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/03/major-labels-vkontakte-russia-music-piracy
http://www.watch-tvseries.net/series104/Game-of-Thrones/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VK_%28social_network%29
The Russians could probably tweak that ruling, please Hollywood and the music industry and change that ruling.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)I get it.
Trust me.
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euromaidan
I wonder if they could use the copyright issue to get back at them. But closing it wold probably be like closing Facebook in the US or Europe.