AnnaS8
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freedom4all34
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jonez
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I read over that article and it seems they have some valid points there. I don't know russian law, but it seems purely political pressure can't shut them down unless they change their laws. However, laws can be interpreted in different ways, so this is just their interpretation of it.
The pressure on sites like thepiratebay.org and allofmp3.com, from my viewpoint - perhaps naive, have been purely from political pressure and not legal.
Where'd all this political pressure come from? I'd assume mostly the **AAs.
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Enlightener
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Cedar Park, TX | Cold war phobias..... You mean like polonium-210?
Just because you think they are out to get you, doesn't mean they aren't.
I suspect AllOfMp3 will be down soon. |
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russotto
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| Knock, knock
Laws can always be changed with enough pressure. Whether that be cold hard cash from US companies, blocking an invite to the WTO, or the personal touch of hired goons.
The rumor is that AllofMP3 is connected with the Russian mob, so if true I guess we'll get to see whether hired goons are more convincing than the rest. |
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oroper
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| said by russotto  :The rumor is that AllofMP3 is connected with the Russian mob, so if true I guess we'll get to see whether hired goons are more convincing than the rest. On that note 
what happened to the good old days when mobs would put hits out on anyone messing with their business  |
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CSU
join:2002-10-21
Lagrange, GA | What's the Big Deal About This?
What is so illegal? They are selling instead of giving away for free. Or is it that they aren't sharing with the RIAA? |
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N3OGH
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Re: I'm no lawyer but...
said by Enlightener :Cold war phobias..... You mean like polonium-210? Just because you think they are out to get you, doesn't mean they aren't. I suspect AllOfMp3 will be down soon. Mental note to self: When in London, don't order your sushi with the "nuclear" wasabi...
Hmm, Sushi for lunch, sounds good.
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AnnaS8
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Well I don't think you can compare AllOfMP3.com with PirateBay. AllOfMP3.com is an actual place to purchase the music within at least the local law. Pirate Bay is more a place to share files to try to get around the law. I like AllOfMP3.com. You can purchase high quality DRM free music in several different formats and at a cheap price. I wouldn't mind paying US prices if it was high quality DRM free music in a format of my choosing. The problem with any P2P is that you never know what you are going to get. Could be the song you want with a crappy bitrate. Could the song you want with parts cut out of it or cut short. Could be the right song wrong singer or could even be the totally wrong song. I could go on... |
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Shamayim
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Re: Knock, knock
said by oroper :said by russotto :The rumor is that AllofMP3 is connected with the Russian mob, so if true I guess we'll get to see whether hired goons are more convincing than the rest. On that note what happened to the good old days when mobs would put hits out on anyone messing with their business . . . even when the me$$ers were in a different country . . .
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AnnaS8
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Re: What's the Big Deal About This?
said by CSU :What is so illegal? That they aren't sharing with the RIAA? Would be my guess. |
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csiemers
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Could it be that they are selling MP3s that aren't theirs? That they didn't make a deal with the artists or recording companies (no I'm not talking the RIAA) to sell their (the artists) work online?
I don't have the answers... but would be interested in what are the answers to those questions.
Afterall, if they don't have permission from the copyright holders then they are illegally (at least from a US law, not necessarily Russian law) selling the songs.
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acid343211
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quote:
Domain Name: ALLOFMP3.COM
Created on..............: Tue, Jun 20, 2000
Expires on..............: Fri, Jun 20, 2008
Record last updated on..: Thu, Feb 23, 2006
The Question should be why are they Complaining about this now.it's been around 6 Years?
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Re: Knock, knock
*knock, knock*
"Who Dat?"
"Land Shark"
"RLY? lol, Sup"
*door opens*
"No, KGB"
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*bang*
"lawlz"
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JohnQPublic
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Re: hmm
said by acid343211 : quote:
Domain Name: ALLOFMP3.COM
Created on..............: Tue, Jun 20, 2000
Expires on..............: Fri, Jun 20, 2008
Record last updated on..: Thu, Feb 23, 2006
The Question should be why are they Complaining about this now.it's been around 6 Years? The services not been around for six years that I know of. Just because the domain was registered, it doesn't mean it was developed into any meaningful service.
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| said by JohnQPublic :said by acid343211 : quote:
Domain Name: ALLOFMP3.COM
Created on..............: Tue, Jun 20, 2000
Expires on..............: Fri, Jun 20, 2008
Record last updated on..: Thu, Feb 23, 2006
The Question should be why are they Complaining about this now.it's been around 6 Years? The services not been around for six years that I know of. Just because the domain was registered, it doesn't mean it was developed into any meaningful service. FYI: I'm using it for ~3 years already... |
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knightmb
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Re: What's the Big Deal About This?
said by csiemers :Could it be that they are selling MP3s that aren't theirs? That they didn't make a deal with the artists or recording companies (no I'm not talking the RIAA) to sell their (the artists) work online? I don't have the answers... but would be interested in what are the answers to those questions. Afterall, if they don't have permission from the copyright holders then they are illegally (at least from a US law, not necessarily Russian law) selling the songs. They are legal in Russian because the Russian government gets a part of every sale and they pay it promptly. Then, the remaining portions go to the Artist/Company. The only thing is, all RIAA and such refused it because they are selling songs for so cheap, they wouldn't get much. So instead of taking pennies for sales, they refused it. Using other means to lobby the government, etc. |
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said by freedom4all34 :good for them! I hope something comes good comes out of this for their website. While I support file sharing as a protest against the RIAA, I don't support a company making a profit off of someone else's work with no compensation. I don't like the RIAA and major record companies because they act as a middle-man between artists and consumers, ripping off both for their own profit.
AllofMP3 is ripping off the artist, the record execs, and benefiting the consumer. What we need is a service that benefits both artists and consumers. I will support that.
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acid343211
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Re: hmm
said by JohnQPublic :said by acid343211 : quote:
Domain Name: ALLOFMP3.COM
Created on..............: Tue, Jun 20, 2000
Expires on..............: Fri, Jun 20, 2008
Record last updated on..: Thu, Feb 23, 2006
The Question should be why are they Complaining about this now.it's been around 6 Years? The services not been around for six years that I know of. Here's the site back then use Way-back in Google to find any site.
»web.archive.org/web/*/http://ALLOFMP3.COM
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viperpa33s
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| Allofmp3 proved it
From what I read on the alofmp3 site is, the RIAA is not excepting the money from there Russian counterparts cause it would make it look like th RIAA is approving of allofmp3. Whether that is true or not, that is up for discussion.
I think the RIAA wants to shutdown allofmp3 for 1 reason Allofmo3 is selling music outside of Russia, and by letting people from the states buy from allofmp3 it is undercutting companies here. Another reason could be they are circumventing the copyright protection on the CD to put the music on there site.
It would be the same if you live here and buy prescription drugs from Canada. Your paying a cheaper price and undercutting what the drug companies charge in the states. Also it's like having region codes on DVDs. A person from the states wouldn't be able to play a DVD they got from France due to the region code.
I think allofmp3 will survive all this but will be changed. Allofmp3 proved that people are willing to pay for music if you give people what they want within reason and without DRM. I think I read that allofmp3 is the second popular music site behind ITunes.
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