US to Russia: shutter music site if you want to join the WTO
Straight from Ars Technica: "Allofmp3.com has enjoyed great popularity and has managed to avoid the long arm of the law—not to mention the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry—during its few years of operation. Users are drawn to it because it offers something none of the other music download services can: DRM-free tracks encoded in the customer's choice of format and bit rate. All that at a low, low price.Recently, Allofmp3.com has come under renewed attack from the recording industry. The latest round of saber-rattling came last week as the IFPI convinced Russian law enforcement to take a fresh look at the site with the hope that Allofmp3.com would be shut down for good. Now, American trade negotiators have warned their Russian counterparts that Russia is likely to left on the outside looking in at the World Trade Organization if the site continues to operate openly."
