Russian publisher prints books about Putin under names of western authors

Writers consider legal action against Moscow publishing house after discovering series about president circulated in their names. The Moscow Times reportsA Russian publishing house has printed a series of books about Vladimir Putin under the names of prominent western analysts and journalists – without the knowledge or permission of the so-called authors. Related: Major labels sue Russian social network vKontakte for 'large-scale' music piracy The first I heard about it was a couple of weeks ago when a Russian friend said he’d spotted 'my book’ in a Moscow storeI'm pretty sure @lukeharding1968 hasn't written a book called "Nobody but Putin" (!!) pic.twitter.com/EQVSLZpH4xIf Harding​ surfaces, we will come to some agreement and pay him a fee Related: Nemtsov colleagues try to continue investigation – but face wall of silence Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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