Just in time for X-mas, the major labels have fired their Red Ryder BB Gun of law right between the beedy little eyes of AllofMp3.
According to the Associated Press, "The lawsuit was filed in federal court in New York against Moscow-based Mediaservices, which owns AllofMP3 and another music site, allTunes.com. A slate of major record labels, including Arista Records LLC, Warner Bros. Records Inc., Capitol Records Inc. and UMG Recordings Inc., are behind the lawsuit. The labels claim Mediaservices' sites sell millions of songs by their artists without paying them ``a dime'' for the right to do so."
The end has been predicted for AllofMp3 so many times it has become passe. The death of the service is almost inevitable but, predicting the timeline is a game we've just gotten tired of playing.
1. AllofMP3.com is by far the best and only digital download service I would consider doing business with. They charge a "fair" price and you can have virtually any music at any quality you wish and as the article says, no DRM!!! I will be glad when artists can sell directly to the public and we can eliminate Sony and the other rip-off record labels.
Posted at 2:54AM on Jan 11th 2007 by Steve Lawson