Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg handed Russian
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev a T-shirt on Monday, as they met to
discuss copyright protection.
"We need a balance between classic and new forms of copyright
which only function on the internet, so that copyrighted content can
be used freely enough," Medvedev was quoted by the Interfax news
agency as saying.
"Content owners need to be able to determine the level of
protection themselves," he said.
The T-shirt was printed with the address of Medvedev's Facebook
page.
Zuckerberg said that another top priority of his Russia trip was
to meet with local IT specialists in order to learn how to help
Facebook expand into the region more effectively.
"There are excellent developers here for social networks, and
there are fantastic programmers," he said. "One of the main reasons
for my trip is that we're building a global platform."
Frequently seen in casual clothes with a hoodie, Zuckerburg wore a
dark suit for his meeting with Medvedev, which he called "an honour."
Facebook reportedly has some 10 million users in Russia, compared
to the 35-37 million estimated to be using the locally developed
market leader VKontakte.
