The BBC has a story on how the British Phonographic Industry wants political leaders getting together at the G8 Summit to talk about Allofmp3.com, the Russian music service selling music for 10% of regular prices. Allofmp3.com claims it's doing nothing wrong because it "operates in full compliance with all Russian laws". AllofMP3, which is the second-most popular music downloading site in the U.K., is an interesting beast because the fact you have to pay to play allays some or much of the guilt felt by many consumers who had been shying away from free services such as Kazaa and BitTorrent but not quite willing to use iTunes yet. Granted, paying $1.42 for Rihanna's hot, new CD, "A Girl Like Me", doesn't seem quite right but it's on the up and up until someone (Vladamir Putin, the RIAA?) says it's not. For now, the G8 should ignore the music industry's pleas for help so it can focus on the real issues such as the growing crisis in the Middle East.
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Focus on The Real Issues, Mr. G8
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Mark Evans
on Sun 16 Jul 2006 08:46 AM EDT | Permanent Link
The BBC has a story on how the British Phonographic Industry wants political leaders getting together at the G8 Summit to talk about Allofmp3.com, the Russian music service selling music for 10% of regular prices. Allofmp3.com claims it's doing nothing wrong because it "operates in full compliance with all Russian laws". AllofMP3, which is the second-most popular music downloading site in the U.K., is an interesting beast because the fact you have to pay to play allays some or much of the guilt felt by many consumers who had been shying away from free services such as Kazaa and BitTorrent but not quite willing to use iTunes yet. Granted, paying $1.42 for Rihanna's hot, new CD, "A Girl Like Me", doesn't seem quite right but it's on the up and up until someone (Vladamir Putin, the RIAA?) says it's not. For now, the G8 should ignore the music industry's pleas for help so it can focus on the real issues such as the growing crisis in the Middle East.
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