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Russia Agrees To Shut Down AllOfMP3.com
Pro-SEO writes, "An official document (PDF), dated November 19, summarizes an agreement between the U.S. and Russia in which Russia has agreed to close down AllofMP3.com, and any sites that 'permit illegal distribution of music and other copyright works.' The agreement is posted to the Web site for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. It summarizes the joint efforts of the two countries to fight content piracy, an issue in which Russia and Eastern Europe figure prominently." From the document: "This agreement sets the stage for further progress on IPR issues in Russia through the next phase of multilateral negotiations, during which the United States and other WTO members will examine Russia's IPR regime."
>> In any case, I was hoping that of all government leaders at least Putin would have enough backbone to withstand these ridiculous demands of the RIAA...
A ridiculous demand? I wonder, if it is was your money that was being stolen from you, would you be spouting the same rubbish?
These sites are robbing the artists and companies of the revenue they are entitled to. Because they don't get this, they raise prices to cover what they lose...and so the spiral continues upward.
If you bothered to buy the music from real stores (online, or at a shop), then maybe we'd be seeing some cheaper prices for CD's etc.
Support the artists....not the pirates !
Yeah.. If they can't afford it why should we care? They are the worthless part of our society, they have no rights to make use of our culture! They have no rights to enjoy their miserable life, let's force them to buy some instruments instead of food, so that they see how hard it is to be rock star!
Think again.
one's "own laws" should reflect international norms and basic fairness. That's half the point of the WTO. Russia had a loophole in its law that allowed piracy. They have shut it down. Good ridance.
If you don't sign the contract (which always screws the artist over) with the parasites, you don't get on the radio. Fucking Clear Channel. Indie labels get ignored.
Oho so you want the fame and fortune with none of the expense or effort? I see. My advice to you, get a website.
What he can't kill, he has sex on. Trent.
If you're serious - let me explain to you what is going on. The russian legal system is being exploited by people who are, under the laws of almost every nation and trade agreement globally, stealing. They (allofmp3.com) are not even freely distributing the music - they are charging for the privilege of downloading songs that belong to them. The Russian government is doubtless delighted to be finishing them off, as they must be a public embarassment
Posters have replied - "the musicians are for allofmp3.com" and "music shouldn't be about profits". Metallica and Madonna obviously are not in favour of selling their music for any less than the most they can get. Maybe that says something about them - but that's what they agreed to when they recorded the music. If you take away the profit motivation for Madonna, she will stop recording albums. She'll find different ways to profit from her talent.
Your big attack on the US - "the dollar is declining" - is great news for US exporters. If your interested, the scoop is that financial business is moving to Europe. The problem is not the decline of the dollar but Sarbannes Oxeley.
"police raid on pirate bay" - jesus - those poor "pirate bay" - from the name alone I can tell they weren't really up to any harm. Morons.
"These aren't crowdable assets" - not your comment but some guy who just made up a new "economic term" - so fucking what? If someone decides to live in your living room, it's not like they're stealing it is it? Would you let that happen? The whining fuss that you people make shows that this stuff is worth money - otherwise why are you all crying "nooooo"? Let me explain again - if this stuff has no value then WHY DO YOU CARE if you can't get it free. If it DOES have value then why shouldn't the people who made it charge for it?
"RIAA are evil - evil - EVIL I TELL YOU!" - okay you didn't say that. The RIAA are protecting the boring status quo. They are not particularly evil, just unimaginative. If someone (like, say iTunes) would just take on the record companies, sign new bands for 0 advance but with free marketing (like preloading their songs on iPods...), and in return iTunes gets the best talent, sells their stuff for knockdown prices and cleans up.
It is a real shame to see allofmp3.com go, since it was a great site to download from. XXXX when it reopens from Hungary/Nauru/North Korea it will be just the same and your credit will still be there. But this site is not fair to anyone - it's run by another bunch of Russian crooks. Anyone know *anything* about the saints who run this site?