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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday December 14 2019, @06:52AM   Printer-friendly
from the follow-the-rubles dept.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/12/13/russia-nginx-fsb-raid-a68606

Russian police raided the Moscow offices of a popular U.S.-owned web server over a Russian search engine giant's ownership claim of its source code, Forbes Russia reported Thursday.

Authorities raided Nginx's Moscow office based on a copyright infingement claim by Russian oligarch Alexander Mamut's Cyprus-registered investment vehicle Lynwood, Forbes Russia cited an unnamed source at the web server as saying. Mamut became part owner of Russia's 1990s-era search giant Rambler with fellow oligarch Vladimir Potanin in 2013 and bought out Potanin's stake three years later.

"We found that Rambler Internet Holding's exclusive right to the Nginx web server has been violated by the actions of third parties," Rambler's spokesperson told Forbes.

"In this regard, Rambler Internet Holding ceded the rights to bring claims and lawsuits linked to rights violations toward Nginx to Lynwood Investments CY Ltd," it continued.

Authorities estimate Rambler's losses from the alleged copyright infringement at 51.4 million rubles ($820,000), according to a copy of a criminal case cited by Forbes and other news outlets.


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  • (Score: 2) by stretch611 on Sunday December 15 2019, @01:37AM (1 child)

    by stretch611 (6199) on Sunday December 15 2019, @01:37AM (#932233)

    essentially that because Sysoev was an employee 15+ years ago when he started Nginx on his own time, they own everything forever.

    Sounds like something US companies would do as well.

    Before you criticize this answer, maybe you should go an re-read your own employment contract. As part of many standard tech company contracts is the non-compete clause. Part of it is that things you do even on your own time are owned by the company you work for.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 16 2019, @07:32AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 16 2019, @07:32AM (#932729)

    Part of it is that things you do even on your own time are owned by the company you work for.

    Mine's fine for that.

    I've seen some contracts with such clauses and got them removed - the hiring party was fine with it. What you have to understand is sometimes it's more of the lawyer's idea than the employer's idea. Think of it from the lawyer's perspective - it might be better just in case to put such clauses in.