Comments on: AllofMP3 allows free, ad-supported access to its huge catalog http://hifiblog.com/past/2006/10/20/allofmp3-allows-free-ad-supported-access-to-its-huge-catalog/ Interesting news/reviews/deals from the portable audio market Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:21:30 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Konstantinos Christidis http://hifiblog.com/past/2006/10/20/allofmp3-allows-free-ad-supported-access-to-its-huge-catalog/#comment-172 Konstantinos Christidis Sun, 12 Nov 2006 09:31:28 +0000 http://hifiblog.com/past/2006/10/20/allofmp3-allows-free-ad-supported-access-to-its-huge-catalog/#comment-172 Ian, this is the million-dollar question. I would say it's a grey area. For one, they claim they pay the needed fees to a collective agency based in Russia. The IFPI replies that this agency isn't entitled to do this job. I'm not really interested about it -- what I know is that using Allofmp3 (thus making their service successful) sends a message: there is money to be made when providing DRM-free, high-quality music files. Ian, this is the million-dollar question. I would say it’s a grey area.

For one, they claim they pay the needed fees to a collective agency based in Russia. The IFPI replies that this agency isn’t entitled to do this job.

I’m not really interested about it—what I know is that using Allofmp3 (thus making their service successful) sends a message: there is money to be made when providing DRM-free, high-quality music files.

]]> By: IanS http://hifiblog.com/past/2006/10/20/allofmp3-allows-free-ad-supported-access-to-its-huge-catalog/#comment-171 IanS Sun, 12 Nov 2006 09:30:12 +0000 http://hifiblog.com/past/2006/10/20/allofmp3-allows-free-ad-supported-access-to-its-huge-catalog/#comment-171 Sounds a great deal, but I guess existing copyright issues still stand. I can never keep track of these things, is allofmp3 illegal or not? Sounds a great deal, but I guess existing copyright issues still stand.

I can never keep track of these things, is allofmp3 illegal or not?

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