Copyright Blow for Music Industry As Russian Judge sides with AllofMP3.com

[mandy]

A Russian court acquitted Denis Kvasov, chief of now-closed music site AllofMP3.com, of copyright violations in a case widely seen as a test of Russia's commitment to protecting intellectual property under global agreements.

The site sold individual music tracks at below market value without the permission of copyright owners, according to plaintiffs.

The pivotal case is only one of several pending against officers of Media Services, the parent company of AllofMP3.com; the legal wrangling over the site is far from over. In addition, the judge in the case, Yekaterina Sharapova, indicated in her written decision that the prosecution of the case was not up to par and left the door open for an appeal...

full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/te34uO4W...stry.xhtml

[rose]

Copyright Blow for Music Industry

I'm crying for them.  They're killing themselves with their witch hunt.  Their stifling of innovation and failure to promote new artists is also killing them. Fuck the RIAA.