Sony, Universal and Warner want court to force site to scan for copyrighted songs and pay damages

Three major labels are suing Russian social network vKontakte, claiming that the company has deliberately fostered "large-scale" music piracy on its service.

Sony Music Russia, Universal Music Russia and Warner Music UK have filed separate lawsuits in the Saint Petersburg & Leningradsky Region Arbitration Court, working with locla industry body NFMI and global organisation the IFPI on the cases.

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