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WilHarris · 31st May 2006, 11:39

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/05...borrowed_time/

quack · 31st May 2006, 11:59

Uh oh! I better spend my balance quick.

P.S. The Russian Multimedia and Internet Society is known as ROMS not RMIS.

CountStiltzkin · 31st May 2006, 12:07

I hear you.

It will be a sad day when the site is pulled down. Wonder how many allofmp3.com customers will just revert to peer2peer software for their music after it happens?

TheoGeo · 31st May 2006, 12:24

wouldnt they be better off trying to make it legit rather than just pull it down? By the sounds of things the site has tried to be legit and its russian law thats at fault.

riggs · 31st May 2006, 12:31

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Originally Posted by CountStiltzkin

Wonder how many allofmp3.com customers will just revert to peer2peer software for their music after it happens?

Or just start using musicmp3.ru instead.

fev · 31st May 2006, 13:13

got 87C in my account

think i'll let them keep it

DarkReaper · 31st May 2006, 15:45

People buy music?

webbyman · 31st May 2006, 16:13

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Originally Posted by DarkReaper

People buy music?

you mean people buy illegal music?

yahooadam · 31st May 2006, 20:11

well as usual it looks like the music companys will get their way

man those guys really suck

Pookeyhead · 1st Jun 2006, 06:54

I'm ashamed to say that I've never heard of this site! Was it a pay download site? If it was just another site where you got crappy 128k MP3s from, who cares anyway?

DarkReaper · 1st Jun 2006, 07:54

afaik, it was a site where you could download albums for a few quid at whatever bitrate you specified. Quite popular!

Sparrowhawk · 1st Jun 2006, 07:54

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Originally Posted by Pookeyhead

I'm ashamed to say that I've never heard of this site! Was it a pay download site?

Yes. And you could specify filetype, bitrate, etc. Like 3-4 hundred kbps Mp3, Ogg I think, and a few others. Apologies if I'm wrong, I havent used them much.

Jools · 1st Jun 2006, 11:25

This is basically a site selling stolen goods. Anyone that's dumb enough to leave their credit card details with a with a bunch of hoods that make their money out of a deceitful practise (they don't pay for this music you know - just charge and keep the cash!) is not really as smart as they pretend!

Incidentally legal sites easyMusic.com and Wippit have MP3s from 25p and 29p respectively, but at least they pay the artists!

fev · 1st Jun 2006, 11:28

well after using their site for over a year i've never been conned or "ripped off"
as i'm sure the other members here can verify, we've never had problems.

Cthippo · 1st Jun 2006, 11:30

Doesn't matter, there will be another site to take your money and sell you music the next day. I find it amusing that the the music companies are going after the sait and by extention their customers, you know, the last few people who actually are willing to pay for music!

riggs · 1st Jun 2006, 12:20

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Originally Posted by Jools

Anyone that's dumb enough to leave their credit card details with a with a bunch of hoods that make their money out of a deceitful practise is not really as smart as they pretend!

No problems here either. tbh, I was a bit hesitant when I first started using them, but the ability to pay via PayPal reassured me a little.

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Incidentally legal sites easyMusic.com and Wippit have MP3s from 25p and 29p respectively, but at least they pay the artists!

Not bad, certainly better than i[ripoff]Tunes!
As I said above, musicmp3.ru is another site I've been using for roughly the same time as allofmp3, and again havn't had any problems...

Sp! · 1st Jun 2006, 16:40

The problem is not with the content they provide, it's with the fact that under russian law they can resell it where as under uk law they can't, which they politely put in there terms and conditions stateing that it's your reponceability to check that what you download is leagal in your country (or something similiar)

I guess it's kinda like buying pirate DVD's from that dodgy guy in tesco car park, you pay your £3 and you get a dvd, your not being ripped off per say as you got exactly what you were expecting, but you still didn't legally purchase the media content and the record lables/ film companies didn't make any money.

Would you trust the guy in tesco car park with your credit card? I know I certainly wouldn't!

It's a question of morals really are you in the right because you paid for it? or are you in the same possition as if you'd not paid to download it from some other p2p network.

olly_lewis · 1st Jun 2006, 16:49

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Originally Posted by DarkReaper

People buy music?

B-U-Y MUSIC, what with money over the interweb? For music, paying for music, well that will never catch on...what a load of tosh!

specofdust · 1st Jun 2006, 16:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jools

This is basically a site selling stolen goods. Anyone that's dumb enough to leave their credit card details with a with a bunch of hoods that make their money out of a deceitful practise (they don't pay for this music you know - just charge and keep the cash!) is not really as smart as they pretend!

Incidentally legal sites easyMusic.com and Wippit have MP3s from 25p and 29p respectively, but at least they pay the artists!

No, this isn't "basicly" selling stolen goods. So many people repeatedly try to simply these sorts of things be likening it to thievery or stealing. It's not, just stop it. Are they breaching copyright law? No, not in their country, it's already been proved that thats the case in the Russian courts.

Many, many people use allofmp3, and I've never heard of a single person getting ripped off, they're not some small group of amaturish operators, they're running a succesfull and high income business, and they run it pretty professionally.

I hope that allofmp3 continue to exist, companies like them are resulting in music lovers across the world being able to actually not get ripped off, but still are able to get a decent service and get the music they want.

whisperwolf · 1st Jun 2006, 17:02

I just wish itunes had the same download options as allofmp3.com that might tempt me to use them. it satisfies both those people that require top quality and those that want to stick as many songs as possible on the mp3 play. Wish some uk companies would learn from it.

31st May 2006, 11:39	#1
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31st May 2006, 11:59	#2
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31st May 2006, 12:24	#4
TheoGeo What are these goddamn animals?! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Reading Posts: 2,205	wouldnt they be better off trying to make it legit rather than just pull it down? By the sounds of things the site has tried to be legit and its russian law thats at fault. __________________ My Deviance -- My Music Athlon X2 4400+ -- 2GB Corsair XMS -- Geforce 7800GT -- Abit AN8-SLI -- 24" BenQ fp241w -- 74 gig raptor -- 1.6TB total storage -- 530w tagan psu Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

31st May 2006, 13:13	#6
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31st May 2006, 12:07	#3
CountStiltzkin Modder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: N. Wales, UK Posts: 57	I hear you. It will be a sad day when the site is pulled down. Wonder how many allofmp3.com customers will just revert to peer2peer software for their music after it happens?

31st May 2006, 15:45	#7
DarkReaper Alignment: Sarcastic Good Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Belfast, NI Posts: 1,750	People buy music?

31st May 2006, 20:11	#9
yahooadam Ultra csavarkulcs Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,323	well as usual it looks like the music companys will get their way man those guys really suck

1st Jun 2006, 07:54	#11
DarkReaper Alignment: Sarcastic Good Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Belfast, NI Posts: 1,750	afaik, it was a site where you could download albums for a few quid at whatever bitrate you specified. Quite popular!

1st Jun 2006, 11:25	#13
Jools What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 3	Worth remembering... This is basically a site selling stolen goods. Anyone that's dumb enough to leave their credit card details with a with a bunch of hoods that make their money out of a deceitful practise (they don't pay for this music you know - just charge and keep the cash!) is not really as smart as they pretend! Incidentally legal sites easyMusic.com and Wippit have MP3s from 25p and 29p respectively, but at least they pay the artists!

1st Jun 2006, 11:28	#14
fev Corporate Whore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Tesco - On Beanbag, Games Playing Office Posts: 2,880	well after using their site for over a year i've never been conned or "ripped off" as i'm sure the other members here can verify, we've never had problems. __________________ I know what I'm doing... do you? Follow me on Twitter..go on

1st Jun 2006, 11:30	#15
Cthippo Can't mod my way out of a paper bag Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 4,461	Doesn't matter, there will be another site to take your money and sell you music the next day. I find it amusing that the the music companies are going after the sait and by extention their customers, you know, the last few people who actually are willing to pay for music! __________________ Notice: If we see you flaming we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate measures - The Bit-Tech Fire Brigade.

1st Jun 2006, 16:40	#17
Sp! Hypermodder Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hemel Posts: 975	The problem is not with the content they provide, it's with the fact that under russian law they can resell it where as under uk law they can't, which they politely put in there terms and conditions stateing that it's your reponceability to check that what you download is leagal in your country (or something similiar) I guess it's kinda like buying pirate DVD's from that dodgy guy in tesco car park, you pay your £3 and you get a dvd, your not being ripped off per say as you got exactly what you were expecting, but you still didn't legally purchase the media content and the record lables/ film companies didn't make any money. Would you trust the guy in tesco car park with your credit card? I know I certainly wouldn't! It's a question of morals really are you in the right because you paid for it? or are you in the same possition as if you'd not paid to download it from some other p2p network.

1st Jun 2006, 17:02	#20
whisperwolf Ultramodder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,194	I just wish itunes had the same download options as allofmp3.com that might tempt me to use them. it satisfies both those people that require top quality and those that want to stick as many songs as possible on the mp3 play. Wish some uk companies would learn from it. __________________ "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. " Voltaire. My Flickr