Russian music site down, sister site up
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| Allofmp3 has been cast as the epitome of Russia's shoddy copyright
| enforcement and repeatedly held up by U.S. trade negotiators as
| imperiling Moscow's WTO bid.
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| But a sister site has quietly emerged from the wings.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070703/ap_on_hi_te/russia_music_downloads
Legitimate or not, its shows that they misunderstand how it works. No street
smarts, so they try DRM and bullying (suing innocent scapegoats). You can't
put locks on communication (without great harm), not even if it's digital.
Related:
AllOfMP3 Shut Down by Russian Government
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| AllOfMp3, the popular online music store, has been shut down by the
| Russian government. Pressure from the United States, and a refusal
| to enter the World Trade Organisation (WTO) convinced the Kremlin to
| take the website down for good.
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http://torrentfreak.com/allofmp3-shut-down-by-russian-government/
File-sharing 'graveyard' still filling up
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| Now a new battle is heating up. The search engine TorrentSpy is accused
| in a lawsuit filed last year by the Motion Picture Association of
| America (MPAA) of allegedly helping users locate pirated movies online.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6194001.html
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