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Allofmp3 Shut Down, Again

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the e-roller-coaster dept.

studguy1 writes to tell us TorrentFreak is reporting that the Russian government has shut down Allofmp3, the popular online music site. "AllOfMP3 has been a thorn in the side of the RIAA and the US government for years. Last year, U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said that if Russia wants to join the WTO, they should shut down the pirate music website that is robbing US recording companies of sales."

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  1. Get the customer list and prosecute each one by mi · · Score: 0, Troll

    ... for buying stolen property.

    Oh, yeah, right. Since the original authors got to keep their notes and recordings, it was not really stealing. Never mind...

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  2. Re:DON'T DO IT by ethicalBob · · Score: 0, Troll

    Every country that has joined the WTO so far has suffered a horrendous destruction of national sovereignty and a corresponding destruction of National Security. Is it really worth shutting down a music website just to destroy your own ability to control your own borders and trade?

    ahh... thank you for sharing your slightly informed, narrow political opinion...

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  3. Re:Bribery? by langelgjm · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's legal in the US political system, why would international relations be any different?

    This should be modded funny, not insightful. If it's legal in the US, why should international relations be any different?

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    "Anyone who [rips a CD] is probably engaging in copyright infringement." - David O. Carson