Comments on: US threatens Russia over AllofMP3.com

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:09:13 +0000

Well, I guess the RIAA/MPAA could order us to NUKE em to protect their content. It seems a littel severe to me, but I guess it would end that problem.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:33:05 +0000

“It’s actually very easy to do this.”

Don’t give these pigs idea. We expect them to be out of business in a couple of year. let them die!

By: Dreddsnik

Dreddsnik — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:09:22 +0000

I posted this same comment in another thread, but it is relevant here as well …

” But so far, the RIAA has not made a real investment in researching how to get music to customers in a way that pleases everyone. ”

It’s actually very easy to do this, and make a LOT of money.
A PROVEN system already exists.

It’s inexpensive, easy to use, gives the customer a LOT of choice and
control over quality and format .. Aaaaannd it has a system in place to pay license
fees to the collectives.

It’s the system AllOfMp3 uses.

It works .. people pay.
People pay because the price is right and it’s easy for them.
People pay willingly aaaand no DRM.

So why .. since AllOfMp3 pays all of the legal licensing fees to the Russian equivalent of
SoundExchange are the labels so heel bent on shutting it down ?

If the Labels set up their own version .. AllOfMp3 will be a solidly established competition.
That’s why.
In addition, if the labels use a system that too closely resembles the AllOfMp3 system, they
may have to pay a fee to use the same system.

There is a model system in place.
They just won’t acknowledge it.

Further proof that it is control they are really after.

By: Jesse Heath

Jesse Heath — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:49:42 +0000

i don’t think the USTR’s ’strategy’ will work – there is no real ‘pro-WTO’ lobby in Russia right now, and the most powerful economic players are actually against Russia’s entry.

By: Fuck WTO!

Fuck WTO! — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:16:43 +0000

Russia does not need WTO to sell its goods to the world markets.

They won’t be full WTO members anyways, and will have to make a lot of concessions. The best way is to develop rockets and other arms, so that West cannot dictate their ways.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:56:50 +0000

An arguement between private companies should not be the basis of determing if a company can join the WTO.

And its not like the US follows the WTO either…
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070823/194516.shtml