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1. Comment - AllofMP3 Goes Offline, Future Uncertain

   (May 16, 2006 - 2:06 PM)

   Whatever, goofs. Keep spouting those vague, sketchy Russian copyright laws. Oooooh, Chronopay! I really don't care what they use, lots of criminals use legit banking sites and merchant accounts with Verisign, does that make them morally right? According to sharia law in Saudi Arabia or Iran, the operators of AllofMP3.com et al, could have their hands cut off. That would be LEGAL there, yes?
   
   On royalties: Oh, wait a minute, so let's say I search (because it seems they're under no real obligation to contact the artists or labels), and I see that my album is on IvansellsyouMp3realcheap.com. You mean, I and/or my label can go through the legal RU hoops, and get a percentage of say a 1.50 album download? What would that percentage be, exactly? Let's say, best case, I get 15 cents per album, and they sell 1000 downloads of my album. Wow, that'd be a whole $150! That'll cover about half of the fee that my small indie label said I'd need to cover for mastering the cd. Let me quit my job and hit the road to sell some Tshirts for $30 and charge $50 for a ticket...and...nobody shows, because only the big boys can realistically charge that much. The Chili Peppers? Wow, that's the best you have? I'm not talking about the RIAA, mega-platinum bands, etc. Please try to see past this superficial nonsense. I'm talking about the little guys who don't make sh*t who now don't make jacksh*t because of clueless gluttons jacking mp3's off of Russian sites. Napster, Emusic, Itunes, etc, yes, they're not perfect, but they're legitimate, meaning if they do something unfair or criminal, they're going to called on it and there's those who will be held accountable, they won't pop up in a week with Papster.com.
   
   So, are all of you guys from Russia? If not, I'll be laughing when all your jobs are (legally) outsourced to countries where $1 an hour is big money. Laughing, and crying. I'd rather you just juse torrents or p2ps than delude yourselves. Just trying to give you the perspective of how your actions are affecting not just the big guys, but the cottage industries as well. That's all, fokker out, you can return to LaLaLand now.

2. Comment - AllofMP3 Goes Offline, Future Uncertain

   (May 15, 2006 - 7:35 PM)

   I hope anyone who uses these services has a nice juicy credit or banking card that will eventually be stolen by the Russian Mafia or solo criminals who run these sites. Whine whine whine, I hope you have a huge credit on there you'll lose, maybe then you'll understand how the artists whose music is being stolen feel. -Honor among thieves-.
   
   If some are genuinely so naive to believe that the producers of this music see any of that money, then I truly pity you for supporting these exploiters. Consider this your wake up call. Use Itunes, Emusic, or some other legitimate site. I seriously do feel bad for you if you thought you were doing the right thing. You were not, and you've been taken, and if you haven't yet, you will be sooner or later.