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Visa Cuts Off AllOfMp3.com

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ends-with-a-whimper dept.

denebian devil writes "On the heals of allofmp3.com's press conference trying to clean up its image, Visa has suspended its credit card service to allofmp3.com. From the article "[Allofmp3 is] no longer permitted to accept Visa cards," said Simon Barker, a Visa International spokesman. "The action we've taken is in line with legislation passed in Russia and international copyright law." Almost simultaneously, allofmp3.com has announced that it is shifting over to an ad-supported model. For those who don't want to (or can't) buy allofmp3's DRM-free music, they are providing DRM-laden music that can be played only within a restricted player provided by the website."

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  1. For everything you want to buy... by MoOsEb0y · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...there's Mastercard.

  2. "Heals" ~ "heels"? by OakDragon · · Score: 4, Funny
    "On the heals of allofmp3.com's press conference..."

    * groan *

    My inner grammar Nazi is involuntarily goose-stepping after reading that.

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    1. Re:"Heals" ~ "heels"? by Grave_Rose · · Score: 1, Funny

      Is it possible that they used up all their Hi-Potions during the conference?

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  3. pain by Ryan+Monster · · Score: 3, Funny

    My heels hurt from reading that summary. I hope they heal soon.

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  4. Aaaayyyyyy. by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 3, Funny
    For those who don't want to (or can't) buy allofmp3's DRM-free music, they are providing DRM-laden music that can be played only within a restricted player provided by the website."
    What's Russian for "jump the shark?"
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    1. Re:Aaaayyyyyy. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Shark jumps you?

    2. Re:Aaaayyyyyy. by smoker2 · · Score: 2, Funny

      perestroika ?

  5. Re:AllOfMp3.com's Legality (or lack of) by minus9 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "(sodomy anyone?)."

    Not for me thanks.

  6. No problem for me by edmicman · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll just stick to sending them envelopes of cash like I've always done!

  7. No way to pay online now? by krell · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now I'm going to have to all the way to Russia with cash and bring back a suitecase full of MP3s. As long as I can get past the MP3-sniffing dogs at La Guardia, I should be OK.

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