Court to Hear VK's App Store Lawsuit Against Apple
VK in a lawsuit against Apple demands that the American company pay 58 million rubles per day in case of non-compliance with the court's decision to restore three of the company's apps in the App Store.
Consensus
- The Moscow Arbitration Court has scheduled a preliminary hearing on October 27 for VK's case against Apple.
- VK is seeking the reinstatement of three apps—VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, and VK Music—in the App Store.
- VK demands the restoration of push notification functionality for its apps.
- VK is requesting daily penalties totaling 58 million rubles per day if Apple fails to comply with a court ruling.
- Apple removed the apps unilaterally in late June without prior notice.
- The case was filed in the Moscow Arbitration Court.
- The defendants include Apple Inc., Apple Distribution International Ltd., and Apple Rus LLC.
Points of divergence
- VK filed the lawsuit on August 9. — vedomosti
- The lawsuit was filed on August 19. — vesti
- VK requests 50 million rubles per day for VKontakte, 3 million for Odnoklassniki, and 5 million for VK Music as daily penalties. — vedomosti
- VK requests 50 million rubles for VKontakte, 3 million for Odklassniki, and 5 million for VKMusic as daily penalties, with penalties starting from the sixth day after the court decision. — vesti
- The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia issued a warning to Apple on July 1 and opened a case on August 3. — vedomosti
- No mention of FAS actions in the article. — vesti
- Apple cited the need to comply with sanctions as the reason for removing the apps. — vedomosti
- Apple's removal of apps was described by a journalist as part of a psychological war against Russia. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Court on October 27 will consider VK's lawsuit against Apple over app removal — Ведомости
- Court to hear VK's October 27 claim to restore three apps in App Store — Вести