Scott F. Wrote: > In my view it's wrong to support AllofMP3 and I think eventually the > Russian courts will come to the same decision.
Maybe. My research into the subject led me to believe that the most likely outcome was that a label or artist would launch a civil suit on the basis that copyrighted music was sold without a fee being returned to the copyright holder. It is a matter of whether it can be proven that AllOfMP3 have not met there obligations to ROMS. My understanding from a statement made by someone at ROMS (which I'm unable to find a link to right now), is that they cared not whether the MP3 was downloaded by someone located in Russia or externally, only that Mediaservices honour the payments required by their license. As AllOfMP3 have been operating for several years and have not yet been challenged on that basis, and I'm sure the relevent labels would have funded a case if there were the slightest possibility that AllOfMP3 are not fullfilling there license obligations, I am led to believe that the only way this site will be shut down is with a change in Russian legislation regarding copyright, which is probably not likely to happen for several years. Your original post suggested that artists were not receiving royalties (regardless of however small they might be) from AllOfMP3. I took that to mean that AllOfMP3 were in breach of their ROMS' license, or that ROMS are not returning revenues. Anyway, I agree with your sentiment and I will be the last person on earth to steal from artists, but my take is that the music industry only have themselves to blame and I'm damn well fed up with their stupid attempts to maintain their monopolies and profits. They shot themselves in the foot and will continue doing so for years to come. -- JackOfAll ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JackOfAll's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3069 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18642 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
