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On Monday the administration of the Russian music store AllOFMP3 was very surprised when the IFPI shared the news with the press that AllOFMP3 had a European office.

During a night raid to a private apartment the British police had arrested an unidentified 25-year-old British man who, as the IFPI and BPI claim was selling vouchers for buying music from the ALLOFMP3 online store. The arrested Londoner was hastily declared an employee of the European office of AllOFMP3.

The AllOFMP3 administration reiterates that the store has never had any activities outside Russia. Thus we do not have any offices or employees abroad. AllOFMP3 operates in full compliance with Russian legislation and pays the necessary royalties to the rightholders and authors.

The members of the IFPI are unable to do anything about the natural crisis the music industry faces in the digital era. Instead they engage in unfair competition practices and political... read more

In 2006 we have continued to improve the site. Now, users review their favourite music, rate albums sharing their listening experience with others.

We have become more open to our users after we launched blogs.allofmp3.com, where users exchange ideas, thoughts with each other and with us.

"Greatest 500 albums" and other awards collection have attracted much of our users attention.

We thank you for your support and we hope to continue to improve the site with your help. Your ideas and suggestions are important to us and we listen to them.

As a New Year gift, you may get 20% more when you refill your balance.

In 2007 we are going to work hard to let you explore music with more fun and comfort, discover new artists and new works.

We wish you more pleasant musical discoveries and fresh emotions from the good old music!

An attempt by the major record labels to use a U.S. court to as part of its campaign against AllofMP3.com is imprudent.
 
AllofMP3 understands that several US record label companies filed a lawsuit against Mediaservices in New York. This suit is unjustified as AllofMP3.com does not operate in New York. Certainly the labels are free to file any suit they wish, despite knowing full well that AllofMP3.com operates legally in Russia.

In the mean time, AllofMP3.com plans to continue to operate legally and comply with all Russian laws.

Some people have speculated about the legality of AllofMP3. Those FAQs provide answers to some of the most common questions.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding The Legality of the AllOfMP3 pay service.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the AllofMP3 legality under Russian legislation.

We hope you find the information helpful. For more information, please contact us at press@mediaservices.ru or Rory Davenport at rory.davenport@ogilvypr.com.

In the wake of recent publications regarding the obligations that Russia took up to enter WTO and in particular the obligation to shut down illegal websites, AllofMP3 has issued a statement.

The AllofMP3 statement regarding the WTO negotiations

On October 17 Vadim Mamotin, Director of MediaServices, the company which owns AllOFMP3.com, and Ilya Levitov, Press Secretary of MediaServices held a 1,5h on-line conference and were answering questions from journalists of major foreign news agencies, news papers and magazines. More than 80 questions were submitted, 2/3 of which were answered during the conference. Soon a press kit for media will be created on the basis of these questions. MediaServices wishes to thank all journalists who participated in the event.

The AllOFMP3.com team is proud to present a new service - Music for Masses!

Music for Masses is a program player for listening to music from the AllOFMP3.com catalogue for free. At the moment the player is being tested and is available to users in an alfa-version. To listen to a song a user should have an account with the site, download and install the Music for Masses player and download the song in free mode. The only limitation is that connection to the Internet is necessary. Initially the program is available for Microsoft Windows. A MAC version will come out in few weeks.

More about Music for Masses service

MediaServices will address issues related to a business dispute with the major record labels over the online music site AllofMP3.com.

Universal, WarnerMusic, SonyBMG and EMI have repeatedly mischaracterized the company as part of a campaign to secure a more favorable royalty structure. Those companies and their agents, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) have enlisted the British and U.S. governments as part of their business campaign.

MediaServices is convinced that its business model is legitimate and that it maximizes demand for music and spurs consumers to buy more music. The company believes that everyone wins, record labels, artists and distribution companies when the market is broader and deeper. Relying on a handful of artists for the majority of sales is an outdated business model and recipe for disaster for the music industry.

To participate, journalists must send an email to Rory Davenport at read more

The Electronic Commerce Committee (NAUET) is going to protest against the campaign launched by IFPI to discredit Russian e-business, said the Chairman of the Committee, Pavel Vrublevsky, at a recent press-conference. He described the recent PR campaign of IFPI as a tool used to reshape Russian music market and harm reputation of Russian business.

IFPI accuses of "piracy" a Russian music store AllOfMP3.com and a number of other sites. However, these businesses operate legally on the basis of licenses issued by societies for collective rights management in full compliance with the Copyright Law.

The sites targeted by the campaign ­and accused of "piracy" do make royalty payments for the music they are selling and are in no way "pirate". Despite this fact, IFPI has been ignoring Russian legislation and has been trying to put pressure on the owners of the successful Russian businesses for 2 years, including attempts to launch criminal proceedings.

The Committee considers such behavior a gross intervention of a... read more