AllofMP3.com May Hinder Russia Joining WTO

gitana writes "The New York Times is reporting that American trade negotiators may demand the shutdown of 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."

Comments

Re:The problem is...

[feijai]

You can certainly break a law in a jurisdiction and not reside there. AllOfMP3.com is committing copyright infringement in the US because they are performing transactions that involve parties in the US. Just because they're doing something illegal in the US doesn't mean they can be prosecuted for that, as they're located in Russia where we don't have much jurisdiction. That being said, the crucial violator isn't AllOfMP3. It's you. You purchased from them, illegally, while in the US, violating it's laws. Have fun in jail.

Re:And this is what I'm talking about.

[Score Whore]

...and that calling them theives is liable.

That word does not mean what you think it means. Idiot.

Wales

[tpv]

Oh come on. You're not seriously going to claim that the Welsh are speaking English are you?