AllofMP3.com is currently under investigation by the Russian authorities, I don't think it is completely legal over there.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 6:39 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: US using WTO as a tool to enforce copyright. > > [The New York Times is reporting that American trade > negotiators may [0]demand the shutdown of [1]AllofMP3.com as a condition > of Russia joining the World Trade Organization." From the article: "Music > industry officials say AllofMP3, which first came to their attention in > 2004, is a large-scale commercial piracy site, and they dismiss its > claims of legality. "It is totally unprecedented to have a pirate site > operating so openly for so long," said Neil Turkewitz, executive vice > president of the Recording Industry Association of America, who is based > in Washington ... AllofMP3.com says on the site that it can legally sell > to any user based in Russia and warns foreign users to verify the > legality within their countries for themselves. The site features a wide > selection of Russian music, but is written in English with prices listed > in United States dollars." ] > > ALlofMP3 is legal within Russia based on russian laws. But the US is > essentially attempting to force its own Copyright makeup , beneficial > to US companies, on Russia as a requirement for them joining the World > Trade Organisation when a privately owned website has nothing to do > with their involvement in the WTO. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:208046 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
