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- DevastatorIIC, on 10/11/2007, -1/+28I have an idea - artists post torrent links of their latest songs/albums, and have a paypal button right next to it. Say, $1 for a song, $10 for an album. If you like it, you give them money! 95% profit right for them, and they pay next to no bandwidth.
- crushfan, on 10/11/2007, -6/+22LOL, buying MP3s.
- jonesyb, on 10/11/2007, -2/+18There is something inside me that doesn't like putting my credit card details on Russian MP3 sites.
- stormmind, on 10/11/2007, -2/+17To people who can't get why you would want to buy mp3s: how about having 100% correct id3-information, your choice of format and encoding rate with guaranteed download speed? The only thing that can compete are closed to public scene-sites where they only distribute flacs or apes (so that you can reencode to your format of choice) but do they have all the music I want to choose from? And how do I get a member? Much easier to pay a little for the extra service.
- Havs, on 10/11/2007, -2/+12The way I see it, I'm just taking advantage of the global economy. If corporations can offshore their work to other countries to exploit lower wages, why can't I offshore my purchases to cheaper economies?
- HenvY, on 10/11/2007, -4/+12Look, if you're going to download pirate music, DON'T PAY FOR IT!
It's like paying to break the law or breaking it for free...only a retard would choose the former. - Devilboy666, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9I don't live in the USA and for me buying songs from a legal business in another country is 100% legal.
- Leo55, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7For those who don't know, Russian MP3 stores are uber common. All of mp3 is JUST the mini tip of the iceberg. Quite frankly, It is so much better than DRM crap.
- Devilboy666, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7No one ever got sued buying from allofmp3.com
- ibeetle, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6You mean like the record companies in the United States? A day does not go by that some individual artist or group is suing their record label over non payed royalties. Bands, and individual artist from the 1950's to the early 80's have lost more money to the record companies than all the individuals pirating their music.
- jfsimard79, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I use legalsounds.com, works like a charm, and 9 cents only per song.
- diggumjonez, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Which has nothing to do with AllofMP#, which has paid the required artist royalties to the compulsory collection organization. The RIAA refused to accept payment as doing so would imply they acknowledged the legitimacy of the business. By refusing to accept payment, they are able to complain that they are being ripped off, even though they agreed to the royalty system in the first place.
Artists and consumers suffer once more because the RIAA continues to try to hold on to an outdated business model, when they could be making so much more by embracing current technology. Their shareholders should sue. - riven, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5According to a slashdot discussion from yesterday, alltunes.com still works and contains all of the AllOfMP3.com account information. Something seems to be wrong with their client download link however googling alltunes_setup.exe will provide a few other sources...
- Markpdotcom, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Thats *****, it doesn't work for software so why would it work for music? You'd get a tiny percentage of downloads actually donating anything!
Sad but true. - hungryhermit, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5There are plenty of banks and credit card companies that offer temporary, single use credit card numbers to prevent that sort of thing.
- jaymulder, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4"I know a Russian website where you can get a song for 10 cents! Althought they are all in Russian..."
- Dwight Schrute - Devilboy666, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Look these services are LEGAL in Russia and most other countries.
- loopyloopy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3everything is legal in Russia. Not sure about the 'other countries' part. They can say what they want on their website because everything is legal!
- Wootery, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5This has nothing to do with "legal business". They're selling other people's songs. The artists don't get a cut.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3allofmp3 alt http://www.seeqpod.com
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4I'd rather steal a song for 99 cents than buy a DRM song for 20 cents.
- Leo55, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4oh add this too : Good, better than normal customer service.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2@mark exactly, the people don't donate to anything, especially software.
- BackOrder, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2There are entire shops selling ripped off material in Moscow. You'd get a music CD compilation or a DVD with one or more movies for some 250 roubles. That's a whole different mentality toward property. Let alone toward commerce practice and money spending. Russians are not necessarily money wise.
- cryofmankind, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Nice try but that explanation doesn't offer anything. There are many other ways of getting mp3's other than torrent sites. MP3's suck and are low quality? Unless you're a robot with bionical ears, listening to a higher quality mp3 like 192kbit and above is really all that the human ear can distinquish anyways. And if you're really picky, get a 320kbit mp3. I doubt you would be able to hear the difference anyways. Secondly, all those sites do is download mp3's and then convert them to the other formats. Anyone can do that, it's not very hard. If you know where to look, you can get any album, in any format without resorting to some shady russian operation.
- loopyloopy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2i agree with your first statement, but seriously any self respecting pirate would be more perturbed about leaving their personal details with the 'sheisty illegitimate operation' than caring whether they financially supported them or not.
- loopyloopy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2(Digg there's never enough time to edit my comments fix this)
If the Russian government closes down a site its because, well... lets just say its because its mutually beneficial to the parties involved. - bsolidgold, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4It's not stealing... douche-nugget
- Travelsonic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Except theft isn't involved as legally shady as it is.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -3/+4I though Video killed the Radio Star?
- cryofmankind, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2This is by far the most retarded concept ever and anyone that actually pays for these is a complete moron. I'm still trying to understand why you would pay for stolen mp3's. Are you that computer illiterate that you can't find the mp3's yourself? Not only that but your risking having your credit card numbers given out to who knows who. Sheer stupidity.
- Kristophe, on 10/11/2007, -5/+6People obviously never heard of BitTorrent...
- CptnObvious, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2If only Bittorrent had the selection of AllOfMP3/MP3Sparks and offered music in any quality. For some artists you can find lossless or high quality albums but for the rest a service like AllofMP3 is necessary without spending $10-$15 on the cd. I have no problem paying for music so long as it is reasonable. I think $10 is too much so I use a service that provides music at a great price while still giving me excellent quality. If I really like an artist I will see them in concert and support them that way.
- AeroSquid, on 10/11/2007, -4/+5a fool and his credit card numbers are soon parted
- Ugoff, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1G2P is a great alternative. It uses google to find mp3's rar and zip files.
- antongranik, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2And don't forget about our local networks inside our inet providers - we have EVERYTHING here free of charge - from porn and mp3 to games and videos. :)
- MasterDwarf, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1It's all economics, supply and demand. They supply a service at a reasonable price; therefore, I choose to 'purchase' their product and use their service. If iTunes, or anyone else out there including the artists, were offering songs for less than 25 cents, without DRM, and I own it, I'd be all over it.
- MusicNerd, on 03/06/2008, -0/+1I prefer to download legal mp3 and save money using one of the sites compared at http://www.squidoo.com/myboombox (Legal MP3 sites chart at Squidoo)
- loopyloopy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1am i the only one still awake?
- JackDoyle, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1AllOfMP3 at one time had their "Explorer" program you could use to download the tracks. It was then re-invented as AllTunes (alltunes.com), which is still up and running business as usual.
- dextermanas, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I doubt anyone actually buys MP3s from the site- MP3s are of no shortage on the net. One of the main reasons why AllOfMP3 rocked was that music was available in practically all the popular non-MP3 formats, like FLAC, APE, AAC, OGG, WMA... Not just codecs, you could get them in any bitrate and encoding you want. Audiophiles can choose FLAC while those wanting good quality but low bitrates can choose AAC. Now which site provides this much flexibility?
MP3 sucks, who wants to use that low quality, inefficient, outdated music format anyways? (Well, other than those users who use devices that only play MP3s.. but then practically all PMPs support formats other than MP3 these days..)
You know, I wouldn't mind paying as much as iTunes charges, but AllOfMP3 rocks not because of the low prices, but because of the flexibility they offer. Another reason why I loved AllOfMP3 is that I was able to find many-a-rare songs, classics, etc, once again, in a wide variety of formats and bitrates. No torrent site could provide this, or for that matter, no other service on planet earth did something like this. - Helicobacter, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1All those advantages are IMO out-shadowed by the fact that those companies don't seem that trustworthy.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3All music purchased from ALLofMP3.com is legal and royalties are paid to the artists. The problem is many record companies won't accept the money.
The problem with sites like this is that it goes against the current music download business model that we have in the States. I'm not sure where the links to the Russian Mafia have been proven, or what court case can be shown that has proven anything offered through these sites is in fact illegal.
All I've been able to see for the most part is trying to stop other companies from doing business with sites like this instead of taking down the sites themselves. Visa is a perfect example, where they were forced to block payments to allofmp3.com in an attempt to reduce sales. The World Trade Organization (WTO) was also making threats against Russia telling them to change their laws to make sites like this illegal or risk not being a part of the WTO. Why would they make these kinds of requests if these sites were already against the law?
For some reason many people still prefer Torrent sites. I guess they just like outright piracy and not knowing if they are downloading an RIAA planted torrent or something else sinister. - Wootery, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I was unaware of that.
- TheImmigrant, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0LMAO so true!!!!!!!!!!!11111
- disco5896, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Here's the problem, bud...I have recorded many discs as a solo artist and (because of this article) I see that my music is now being "sold" at MP3Skyline. Neither myself nor my label have EVER received a penny from them, nor do I expect they will ever send me a check.
So...thank you very much for supporting the Russian economy. - Synth3t1c, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1RTF Post
"... and those who are trying to access its sister site, MP3Sparks, may be disappointed that the site also seems to have disappeared."
Straight from description.
You fail at reading - blackacre, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1I plan to do something similar once I get my website running and an album recorded. Maybe I should say if...
Even if only a tiny percentage actually make a donation, it still seems better than the profits/losses you'd get by releasing it through a traditional label. - miromulus, on 10/11/2007, -5/+5How dumb you have to be to pay for stolen mp3s? You either buy them or download them.
- miromulus, on 10/11/2007, -3/+3Ok, I don't get it. They are offering cheap stolen mp3s?
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