Levi Bard wrote:
> On 5/21/07, steve szmidt <steve@szmidt.org> wrote:
>> On Monday 21 May 2007 00:36, Paul M Foster wrote:
>>
>> > > Check out http://magnatune.com/ and http://www.allofmp3.com/. Despite
>> > > the latter's name, additional formats besides MP3 are available. The
>> > > legality of allofmp3 has been questioned by some so it may or may not
>> > > meet your needs.
>> >
>> > Magnatune apparently has a *very* limited selection. I say that because
>> > the particular song I'm looking for is by a current band and is, I
>> > believe, a Grammy winner.
>> >
>> > Allofmp3 is an interesting place. They require a minimum payment of
>> $10,
>> > for which they allow 50+ song downloads. They have a sidebar something
>> > to the effect of "Are Downloads Legal?". Their answer to that
>> question is:
>>
>> Allofmp3 is unfortunately only legal in Russia with their different
>> copyright
>> laws.
>
> That should be sufficient, as they're also only located in Russia.
>
Sufficient for Russia, not here. Visa/MasterCard have refused to honor
payments to allofmp3.com. The RIAA has filed a $1.65 trillion lawsuit
against them, and the existence of this website threatens to prevent the
entry of Russia into the WTO. See the Wikipedia article.
Paul
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