October 18, 2006 at 20:56AllofMP3.com accuses America of "speculation"
Guide AllofMP3.com radical answer to the charges of piracy, which he never tired of the music industry to bring the West. One of the conditions for Russia’s entry into the WTO, as you know, is called the closure of AllofMP3.com, and this fact has become key in the case of Vadim Mamotin, CEO of Mediaservises (owns AllofMP3.com). “The US government uses AllofMP3.com only as an excuse to make new concessions on the part of Russia,” were his words, AFP reports .
Meanwhile, AllofMP3.com does not deny that it does not make direct payments to Western copyright holders. But a clarification follows - the business of the Russian online merchant is still legal in the camp where he works. The company contributes 15% of its own income to the ROMS organization (Russian Society for Multimedia and Digital Networks), which carries out collective management of rights. True, British and American record labels refuse to accept the money, Computerworld quoted Mamotin as saying.
“We work according to Russian law, pay taxes in Russia and pay royalties to ROMS,” said the General Director of Media Services. According to him, annoyed authors may ask POMC to remove their works from the AllofMP3.com catalog, but only a few really did.
In his further discussions, Vadim Mamotin maintains an idealistic position, criticizing market orders. He insists that AllofMP3 is much closer to the interests of musicians than commercial record companies. “Let's start with the fact that record companies have little to do with most musicians,” says Mamotin. They focus on making money for themselves - not for musicians. In our opinion, both we and the authors would be better off by interacting with each other directly. ”
“However, Vadim Mamotin did not specify why the authors should choose his 15 percent deductions, given that AllofMP3.com sells very cheaply,” Computerworld wonders. “For example, this site was priced at $ 2.69 for Justin Timberlake's album, while American online retailers are selling the album for $ 13.99.”
Meanwhile, AllofMP3.com does not deny that it does not make direct payments to Western copyright holders. But a clarification follows - the business of the Russian online merchant is still legal in the camp where he works. The company contributes 15% of its own income to the ROMS organization (Russian Society for Multimedia and Digital Networks), which carries out collective management of rights. True, British and American record labels refuse to accept the money, Computerworld quoted Mamotin as saying.
“We work according to Russian law, pay taxes in Russia and pay royalties to ROMS,” said the General Director of Media Services. According to him, annoyed authors may ask POMC to remove their works from the AllofMP3.com catalog, but only a few really did.
In his further discussions, Vadim Mamotin maintains an idealistic position, criticizing market orders. He insists that AllofMP3 is much closer to the interests of musicians than commercial record companies. “Let's start with the fact that record companies have little to do with most musicians,” says Mamotin. They focus on making money for themselves - not for musicians. In our opinion, both we and the authors would be better off by interacting with each other directly. ”
“However, Vadim Mamotin did not specify why the authors should choose his 15 percent deductions, given that AllofMP3.com sells very cheaply,” Computerworld wonders. “For example, this site was priced at $ 2.69 for Justin Timberlake's album, while American online retailers are selling the album for $ 13.99.”