Russian MP3 Websites ...

[muse-]

Hi ....

Was just wondering is it strictly legal to get mp3s off these websites in the UK?? The prices are realllyyyyy cheap compared to the uk/us ones, nd seeing as i can't use p2p here thought i might start paying for stuff :P

The main point is that if it's not legal then i cba paying for it and will go for something else.

[Jim V]

Some register articles on the subject -


some background
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/05/russian_mp3_site/

and some recent legal decisions
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/05/russian_mp3_site/

So apparantly the way Russian copyright law has been written it isn't actually prosecutably.

[wheresmyplacebo]

yup perfectly legal, be careful about informatio you give them, heard of osmeone who had £800 taken form their bank account!

[Daibach]

i use all of mp3. (pm me if you want the URL). not had any problems. can get pretty much any format you want. :D

[muse-]

Nice work Jim V thx ... same link twice to reinforce the points eh? :D

hehe only joking ...that was the sort of thing I was looking for.

and @ titch - managed to find the site, might give it a go if you think it's pretty safe? :chin:

[Daibach]

well, i've not had any problems so far, been using it since august.

[Jim V]

sorry, correct second link

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/07/allofmp3-com_let_off/