Day The Music Died: AllofMP3 Shut Down

After months of pressure from the United States government, Russian music site AllofMP3.com has complied with numerous requests to shut down operations.

AllofMP3.com has maintained it's innocence amidst accusations of violating US internet piracy laws, claiming that the site did in fact comply with Russian laws. "The works available from ALLOFMP3.com are protected by the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights" and are for personal use of a buyer. Commercial use of such material is prohibited. Recording, copying, distribution on any media is possible only upon special consent of a Rightholder," Digg. In the document, the details of the agreement between the US and the Russian site are summarized. It states that, "The US and Russia agreed on a binding blueprint for actions Russia will take to address piracy, counterfeiting, and improve protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights." Currently it would appear that the Russian site will comply with the requests of the United States government and the RIAA, but it will be interesting to see how this story further develops. Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Autmn Davis is a staff writer for Murdok covering ebusiness and technology.