Friday, June 02, 2006
Russian Web site rivaling iTunes enrages music industry
RIAA after Russian music sites again
Note there is only one side of the story presented with obvious bias by the AP.
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The big news in the article is how www.allofmp3.com is becoming more and more popular. It is not under criminal investigation because it has been cleared. The Western music associations have been unable to get Russia to change its copyright laws. The headline is right - they are enraged at not getting all the money they want.
It is legal under Russian law for Russian music sites, of which allofmp3 is only one, to sell mp3s and pay their broadcast royalties instead of the higher royalties Western media conglomerates want.
I know artists should get more money - but the music business ripps off artists and is mad about not collecting its huge take.
Much like the stories about Venezuala and Iran that get in the press, it is interesting to see how PR firms and governments put the spin on their issues and which reporters follow their lead.
The AP is also reviewing stories of one of its big political reporters. John Solomon writes about Democratic politicians with some misleading facts in them.
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