Russia must choose either to have (cheap mp3 download site) allofmp3.com or to be a member of the WTO "but it cannot have them both"

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StanM (StanM), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 12:57 (nineteen years ago)

In Soviet Russia, mp3s download YOU!!

The Real Esteban Buttez (EstieButtez1), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:01 (nineteen years ago)

I never signed up, more due to "what could they do with your CC number oh noes" than the "oh but poor musicians!" thing.

Big!

mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:02 (nineteen years ago)

I don't know, I don't think it's as simple as just shutting down that one site. Others will take its place.

On the one hand, Russians don't have the money others do, so 1 dollar per track will only chase all of them into complete illegality. On the other hand, as long as westerners can buy music there for peanuts, it'll be unfair for the western download sites/companies.

So? Allow the site but only let Russians buy music for Russian prices. (how? ip check can be fooled, email addresses can be faked - can bank accounts be faked?) (and can we please stop imposing our laws, politics and ideas on supposedly sovereign countries and peoples, the way this is continually happening doesn't help global peace at all, IMHO.)

But no. "Either x or we'll attack you!" WTF, are all politicians eight years old?

StanM (StanM), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:19 (nineteen years ago)

More Brits using this site than Russians I figure.

Konal Doddz (blueski), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:20 (nineteen years ago)

and can we please stop imposing our laws, politics and ideas on supposedly sovereign countries

more otm than you know.

Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:48 (nineteen years ago)

can russians send oink invites?

ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 14:52 (nineteen years ago)

blah blah, you invite Oink. or something.

mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:02 (nineteen years ago)

(and can we please stop imposing our laws, politics and ideas on supposedly sovereign countries and peoples, the way this is continually happening doesn't help global peace at all, IMHO.)

But no. "Either x or we'll attack you!" WTF, are all politicians eight years old?

-- StanM (Stan10...), October 10th, 2006.

yeah i'm sure putin's russia would be a fuckin "sovereign" paragon of all nations if we justn stopped ragging on their mp3 trade. cos russia's geopolitical use of its energy reserves in no way constitutes interference (of a somewhat more fundamental kind) in the rest of europe.

benrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 18:01 (nineteen years ago)


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