Russia Raids Office of U.S. Web Server Giant in Copyright Clash
- Rambler claims rights to Nginx, which was sold to F5 this year
- Law enforcement meddling in business disputes common in Russia
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Russian police raided the offices of Nginx Inc., a U.S. company behind one of the largest web server projects, and briefly detained its founder in a case that could stoke renewed fears of law enforcement being used to settle corporate disputes.
Russia’s Rambler Group, the parent company of one of the country’s biggest search engines and internet portals, said in a statement Thursday it uncovered copyright violations to its exclusive rights to Nginx, which was acquired by Seattle-based F5 Networks Inc. this year in a deal that valued the company at $670 million.