Russian court upholds sentence for pensioner over VKontakte postThe Supreme Court of the Chuvash Republic upheld a two-year suspended sentence handed down to pensioner Nikolay Egorov for reposting extremist content on VKontakte social network.16:38 28.12.2016
Social network group admin charged with pushing teens to suicide to undergo sanity examPhilipp Budeykin, aka Philipp Fox, an administrator of a closed group on social network Vkontakte who stands charged with inciting teenagers to commit suicide, has been taken to hospital for psychiatric evaluation.16:32 19.12.2016
Admin of social network group charged with pushing teens to suicidePhilipp Budeykin, aka Philipp Fox, an administrator of a closed group on Russian social network Vkontakte, was charged with inciting teenagers to commit suicide.17:19 22.11.2016
Social network group manager arrested on suspicion of inciting teens to suicideThe Investigative Committee for the Moscow Region has arrested an administrator of a group in social networks who was allegedly inciting teenagers to suicide.10:46 15.11.2016
Russian pensioner receives suspended sentence for repost on social mediaA court in the Chuvash Republic found the local pensioner Nikolai Egorov guilty of incitement of national hatred by repost of a publication on VKontakte social network and gave him a two-year suspended sentence.11:50 14.10.2016
Russians’ attitude to legal content is improving – expertOn the whole, the attitude of ordinary Russian users to legal content had begun to improve, although at a slow pace; nevertheless, the main thing was this change existed, IT expert Svetlana Liyenko, executive director of REG.RU, told RAPSI on Wednesday.17:20 20.07.2016
Universal Music appeals against ruling in copyright infringement dispute with VKUniversal Music Russia filed a cassation appeal against a court ruling in a dispute with Russia's top social network VKontakte over distribution of music.15:56 16.05.2016
Social network user to spend more than two years in penal colony for repostingThe Zavolzhsky District Court in the town of Tver has sentenced Andrey Bubeyev, a user of VKontakte social network, to 2 years and 3 months in penal settlement for reposting a message on the Crimea.12:29 06.05.2016
Russian man appeals sentence for sharing post in social network in ECHR - reportA blogger from Chelyabinsk, Konstantin Zharinov, convicted of sharing a text by extremist group in VKontakte network, has appealed his sentence in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).10:53 09.03.2016
Russia's VKontakte fined for violating advertising regulationThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined the VKontakte social network 100,000 rubles (over $1,500) for posting advertisements that were not age rated.15:53 17.09.2015
Russian court sets September 28 hearing on copyright infringement suit against VKThe Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region will hear lawsuits filed by Universal Music Russia and Warner Music UK against Russia's top social network VKontakte on September 28.13:41 29.07.2015
Russia's social network VK settles copyright infringement dispute with Sony MusiсRussia's top social network VKontakte (VK) reached a settlement with recording label Sony Music of their litigation over alleged copyright infringement, Vedomosti newspaper reported on Tuesday.10:36 28.07.2015
Eksmo Publishing House challenges ruling over Fifty Shades of Gray copyrightEksmo Publishing House has filed an appeal against a recent court ruling to dismiss its copyright infringement suit over Fifty Shades of Gray by E.L. James and five other bestselling books.11:31 20.10.2014
$1.7 mln unpaid-bonus claims against Russia's VKontakte withdrawnIlya and Igor Perekopsky, who left the Russian social network VKontakte last January, have withdrawn their suits from a St. Petersburg court seeking about $1.7 million in unpaid bonuses and compensations.17:03 08.10.2014
Major record labels’ suit against Russia's largest social network set for Sept. 8The Commercial Court of Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad Region has postponed until September 8 the hearing of a lawsuit filed by major record labels demanding the removal of the infringing music and 50 mln rubles ($1.4 mln) in damages from Vkontakte, a Russian social network that operates a music service.12:07 12.08.2014
Russian social media mogul Pavel Durov sues ex-partners over Telegram messengerThe founder of Russian social network VKontakte, Pavel Durov, has filed a suit with a US court in which he accuses his former partners at United Capital Partners (UCP) of fraud and attempted extortion with respect to the Telegram messenger.10:33 02.06.2014
Major record labels seek $1.4 mln from Russia's largest social networkThe Leningrad Regional Commercial Court has registered claims filed by Sony Music Russia, Universal Music Russia and Warner Music against Vkontakte, a Russian social network that operates a music service, the court told RIA Novosti on Monday. The record labels are demanding the removal of the infringing music and 50 mln rubles ($1.4 mln) in damages.12:44 14.04.2014
Investment fund sues VKontakte founder over messengerThe UCP investment fund has initiated litigation in the Virgin Islands to protect its rights for the Telegram internet messaging service, which was designed by the founder of Russia’s largest social network VKontakte, Pavel Durov, according to a statement released by the fund Monday.12:37 07.04.2014
Major record labels sue Russia's largest social network for $1.4 mlnSony Music Russia, Universal Music Russia and Warner Music UK have filed a lawsuit with the Leningrad Regional Commercial Court against Vkontakte, a Russian social network that operates a music service. The record labels are demanding the removal of the infringing music and 50 mln rubles ($1.4 mln) in damages, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).14:40 03.04.2014
Eksmo Publishing House sues social network for copyright infringementEksmo, one of Russia's leading publishing houses, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Russian social media giant VKontakte.18:14 17.02.2014