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The BPI is the first group to take action against AllofMP3.com

The British Phonographic Industry, an organization much like the Recording Industry Association of America, has sued the Russian MP3 download site AllofMP3.com.  The UK High Court has also given the BPI approval to pursue AllofMP3 in court.  AllofMP3 is currently the second most popular online music download service in the United Kingdom behind only Apple's iTunes, market watcher XTN Data reports.  Just like in the United States, it is illegal for users in Britain to download songs through the controversial music service, but the BPI is not currently interested in pursuing music downloaders.     

The legitimacy of the Russian MP3 download service has been debated in several nations over the past year.  Russian, American and UK authorities have long questioned whether or not legal action should be taken against the site.  In the company's defense, AllofMP3.com claims that it has operated within Russia legally for the past six years.  The music service is licensed by the the Rightholders Federation for Collective Copyright Management of Works Used Interactively (FAIR) and the Russian Multimedia and Internet Society (Roms).

Music artists nor the record companies are making money through AllofMP3.com, according to BPI representatives.  It is unknown what affect a win in the lawsuit would have on the site.

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ROFL
By Samus on 7/5/2006 11:28:20 PM , Rating: 2
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The British Phonographic Industry, the UK version of the Recording Industry Association of America


Is that a joke?




RE: ROFL
By bombledmonk on 7/6/2006 12:10:43 AM , Rating: 2
I swear everytime I see BPI spelled out, I think British Pornographic Industry, but that may just be me...


RE: ROFL
By darkfoon on 7/6/2006 12:50:09 AM , Rating: 2
ditto. I have to do a double-take each time I see the long version of the name.


RE: ROFL
By Spartan Niner on 7/6/2006 1:28:41 AM , Rating: 2
I think you've been on the Internet far too long...


RE: ROFL
By dice1111 on 7/6/2006 11:09:56 AM , Rating: 2
No, I think there is just to much pornography, or talk thereof, on the internet.


RE: ROFL
By littlebitstrouds on 7/6/2006 2:51:29 PM , Rating: 3
There's pornography on the internet?


RE: ROFL
By littlebitstrouds on 7/6/2006 2:52:07 PM , Rating: 2
Oh you mean Myspace...


RE: ROFL
By BladeVenom on 7/6/2006 3:35:29 PM , Rating: 2
There's no pornography on the internet, piracy killed it all.


Hmm, tough question.
By MercenaryForHire on 7/6/2006 11:50:57 AM , Rating: 3
quote:
It is unknown what affect a win in the lawsuit would have on the site.


I'll take "Not a damned thing" for $1000, Alex.

- M4H




RE: Hmm, tough question.
By bozilla on 7/6/2006 2:45:20 PM , Rating: 2
Hhahha..exactly damn right.

People fail to realize that Russia doesn't give a shit about international laws such as this. That's what makes this possible and living in eastern europe I can tell you that a lot of high level officials are probably banking in through this servuce as well since they are corrupted thugs.

I am glad though. All of these money hungry a-holes like BFI, RIAA etc can just kiss their ass.


RE: Hmm, tough question.
By Visual on 7/7/2006 5:30:04 AM , Rating: 3
honestly, if its true that the site is paying the artists directly (and, presumably, the artists have agreed that their stuff be sold there) i don't see this as a bad thing. it is infact the greatest thing possible.

ofcourse, record companies are going to be angry about it. if they have some kind of contract with the artists that prohibits them to bypass the record company when selling their stuff, they can very well sue the artists themselves. but not AllofMP3.com site, anyway.

oh, and bozilla, your views about russia are quite retarded. what, you've been there once in 1979 and think time stopped since then?
and do i hear you claiming that there's no corruption in usa, or everyone there cares and respects copyright laws and such? sure, you little angels.


RE: Hmm, tough question.
By masher2 (blog) on 7/7/2006 10:37:00 AM , Rating: 2
A record contract typically stipulates all recordings as work-for-hire, which means the label owns the rights, not the artist. Meaning the labels have direct legal recourse against anyone who violates the copyright, regardless of what the artist does or does not do.


RE: Hmm, tough question.
By kondor999 on 7/7/06, Rating: -1
!!
By fliguy84 on 7/6/2006 3:31:44 AM , Rating: 2
Watchout Europe, here come BFI!!




RE: !!
By oDii on 7/6/2006 7:31:46 AM , Rating: 3
Big Fucking Idiots?


legal
By Schadenfroh on 7/5/2006 10:57:50 PM , Rating: 3
Anyone wanting to join in on ATOT's discussion on the legality of allofmp3.com should join us here:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid...





yeah..sure
By kattanna on 7/6/2006 11:13:16 AM , Rating: 2
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but the BPI is not currently interested in pursuing music downloaders.


if they are like the RIAA, that will change soon enough. soon dead UK people will also get to be sued, as well as those who dont even have internet access.





By archermoo on 7/6/2006 11:45:33 AM , Rating: 4
Unless I am mistaken, the story is talking about a civil suit, not a criminal case. Civil suits don't result in jail time, they result in monetary damages.


By rrsurfer1 on 7/7/2006 11:12:31 AM , Rating: 2
Their gonna lose anyways. The laws in Russia clearly allow allofmp3. So no jail, and most likely no win on this civil case. Even if they do win it will be pennies compared to what the site is earning.


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