Just caught the news off of slashdot. The RIAA is suing MediaServices, owner of AllofMp3. The suit was filed for Wednesday, primarily by Arista Records LLC, Warner Bros. Records Inc., Capitol Records Inc. and UMG Recordings. The language of the litigation was very confrontational; The companies claim the site sells millions of songs without paying them 'a dime'. 'The defendant's entire business ... amounts to nothing more than a massive infringement of plaintiffs' exclusive rights under the Copyright Act and New York law.' AllofMp3 has always maintained that a Russian licensing group makes their business legitimate, while the RIAA here claims the organization has no authority to make such a deal."
It's really unfortunate that it has finally come down to this. I have written about AllofMP3 before, and how much I love the service. There was finally a way for me to get music I wanted, at an affordable price, and no pain in the butt DRM getting in my way. The music I bought can be put on my Zen, or my Girlfriend's iPod.
I was hoping that American services would take notice and imitate them. No such luck. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.
Posted by Brandorf at December 21, 2006 10:41 PM