Alltunes.com Lets Users Download AllofMP3 Songs

Stony Stevenson writes with word that, although AllofMP3.com was shut down by the Russian Government this week, customers from the site who have existing credit can still purchase songs through its downloadable windows desktop and smartphone client, allTunes.com. From the article: "A former AllofMP3.com user, who spoke to Computerworld on the condition of anonymity, purchased songs with his existing credit from the allTunes software client today and experienced no trouble doing so... AllofMP3's six million users will no doubt be delighted they can use their leftover credit to purchase songs, but the site's longevity hangs in the balance. Just days after the Russian Government shut down AllofMP3.com, its sister site, MP3Sparks.com, suffered the same fate."

Comments

So this was the reason for the Bush/Putin meeting.

[Bohnanza]

It had nothing to do with Iraq, Iran or the "missile shield", it was about IP rights.

Re:I don't get it...

[shark72]

"The labels don't get $14 a CD. That just shows an absurd ignorance of how the system works."

This is Slashdot, where the total cost of sale for a CD is $0.25, and distributors and retailers don't charge markup. In this version of reality, record labels make a net profit of $13.25; this ridiculous profitability allows us to rationalize piracy.