Russia/Copyright Lawsuits

The Moscow Times: Vedomosti Launches Copyright Lawsuit

"In one of the largest copyright lawsuits in the Russian media, Vedomosti said that it was suing online news agency RosBusinessConsulting for $9.7 million, alleging that the web site had posted 100 of Vedomosti's stories without giving the paper credit. RosBusinessConsulting, or RBC, denied the accusation, and asked Vedomosti's shareholders, three major Western publishers, to sell full control of the newspaper for $56 million."