theregister.co.uk — A Russian company labelled by the music industry as as an "unlawful" operation was nonetheless second only to iTunes as the favoured destination of UK digital music buyers during April 2006, figures from UK-based market watcher XTN Data reveal.
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tempusrobMay 12, 2006
"if you can hook me up with a way to get my money directly to the artists, I am all for it"There are tons of indie musicians out there worth supporting, and 99% of the time money from shows/purchases goes right to them.
electrooverlordMay 12, 2006
Might want to think of that download as exposure. I know TONS of artist that would kill to get their music out there on that service. I only know 40+/- artist that are begging for less attention. Why do we embrace democracy in government but a dictatorship in music?
lnxaddctMay 12, 2006
AllOfMP3 pays everything they are legally required to pay to ROMS (the Russian equivalent to the RIAA). AllOfMP3 is not responsible for distributing those funds, neither is Apple. ROMS, or in America the RIAA, are responsible for getting the money out to people. AllOfMP3 is doing nothing unethical, and yes if ROMS is doing their job right, American artists are getting paid.
breakneckridgeMay 12, 2006
There are programs that will strip off Apple's drm from your songs (or there used to be if they haven't all been killed yet). That way you can still buy songs in a way that the artists get paid.
obezyanaMay 13, 2006
A communist company.In a country that hasn't been communist for 15 years.Never mind that by strict definition of "communism," the music would be free to all, not 11 cents/3 roubles a song.Yeah. allofmp3.com is just soooooooooo communist. Better stay away from them, or Papa Lenin will come along and brainwash you.
therepublicMay 13, 2006
same here "Ordering Service Temporarily Unavailable".
brachishMay 14, 2006
First the encoding on the site (and via their AllofMp3 "explorer" software) went down, then the entire site went down -- I wonder if this has anything do do with the recent "AllofMP3 is more popular than Napster in the UK" announcement noted here.... Like, did this mention in the media get them an overwhelming number of visitors, or did some music industry goons hack down the site, or has the legality finally caught up with them... hmmm..... There are a couple of other decent Russian sites out there (of the same "not exactly legal but not entirely illegal either" variety), but AllofMP3 was the only one I was using on a regular basis.... and I've still got some cash in my account there, so I hope they're not down for the count... anyone heard? If the Russian music sites are getting whacked, I gotta update this page: <a class="user" href="http://celebritycola.blogspot.com/2005/03/cheap-music-for-masses.html">http://celebritycola.blogspot.com/2005/03/cheap-music-for-masses.html</a> and then figure out how to get my balance back. But if the site's just down for the weekend, no worries, eh ;)
dmmmMay 15, 2006
I like <a class="user" href="http://www.mp3stor.com">http://www.mp3stor.com</a> Those guys upload up to 250 albums each day. And there is another interesting thing - some of the albums aapear on the site even before the official release.I'm tired of www.allofmp3.com cause it's always down
musicnerdMay 17, 2006
Noway I ever log in to the allofmp3. I've found more reliable and cheaper site. I can't post URLs here, so come to my blog and read full review about searching for the best mp3 site<a class="user" href="http://musicnerd.blog.com/">http://musicnerd.blog.com/</a>
Closed AccountFeb 11, 2007
It's very easy to use our site - whithout your registration just choose a song or album you like, pay me through e-gold and download it! No directing links, everything is simple and convenient! Enjoy our smaller music collection! <a class="user" href="http://www.allofmp3-i.com">http://www.allofmp3-i.com</a>