International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. Том 10. 2003. С. 203-220
The article poses the task to consider the contentious issue of human rights violations in social networks. It is shown that social networks are of a twofold nature: they can serve as a means of communication, exchange of information and media, and also a tool for profit-making, and on the other hand they are one of the most common sources of copyright infringement for copyright holders.