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AllofMP3.com May Hinder Russia Joining WTO

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the riaa-lawyers-in-high-places dept.

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."

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  1. I knew it was illegal! by Overzeetop · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The site features a wide selection of Russian music, but is written in English with prices listed in United States dollars"

    Goddamnit, how can we, as Americans, allow such a site to exist?!? Russian sites must be written in a native (or, at the most, european) language, and they'd better show prices in rubles. Well, I guess, euros would be okay as well, as long as they don't directly link to a currency conversions site.

    I'd like to call, once and for all, for all sites not located within the US (or, um, England) to stop putting up sites in English.

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    1. Re:I knew it was illegal! by ronanm · · Score: 5, Funny


      Hmmm. Too bad for Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland and Northern Ireland (not technically part of England), the Republic of Ireland (definitely not part of England) and -- oh, let me see -- a good chunk of the Caribbean, no doubt a number of African countries ... I'm sure there are a whole bunch more I've left out ...


      Well you forgot Wales, but that's ok everyone else does too:
      Eurocrats leave Wales off EU map

  2. Re:Just as well by Tweekster · · Score: 3, Funny

    the next administration being far less corrupt?

    you are adorable.

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