Russian Download Site Is Popular and Possibly Illegal June 4, 2006
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Russian Download Site Is Popular and Possibly Illegal – New York Times
So great is the official level of concern about AllofMP3 that American trade negotiators darkly warned that the Web site could jeopardize Russia's long-sought entry into the World Trade Organization.
Operating through what music industry lobbyists say is a loophole in Russia's copyright law, AllofMP3 offers a vast catalogue of music that includes artists who have not permitted their work to be sold online — like the Beatles and Metallica.
Sold by the megabyte instead of by the song, an album of 10 songs or so on AllofMP3 can cost the equivalent of less than $1, compared with 99 cents per song on iTunes. And unlike iTunes and other commercial services, songs purchased with AllofMP3's downloading software have no restrictions on copying.
[…] Russia agrees to shut down Allofmp3.com | CNET News.com Russia has agreed to shut down Allofmp3.com and other music sites based in that country that the U.S. government says are offering downloads illegally. We warned about this in an earler post […]