Copyright organizations in Russia, unlike most of their colleagues abroad, are willing to close favorable deals with online music services.

The copyrights for downloads in Russia are more or less equal to the rights radio stations have to pay for broadcasting music.

The agreements Allofmp3 has signed with Russian Organization for Multimedia & Digital Systems make this service fully legal. Under the license agreement Allofmp3 pays out fees for downloaded materials that are subject to the Russian Federation Copyright And Related Rights Law.

We can understand that due to the current situation in the US people are very careful. There is an interesting discussion going on about Allofmp3 in the TechIMOforum. Check this thread and read or join the discussion.

Allofmp3 has also been noticed by former users of Emusic. Read about their experiences in this forum and join the discussion.

More interesting discussions can be found at: www.diablo.co.za and www.avsforum.com

One thing you must take in mind. Using a service like Allofmp3 is different from using Kazaa and other P2P programs. You are not the one that is distributing music. Any legal action will be taken against Allofmp3. It's highly unlikely that users can or will ever be prosecuted if Allofmp3 is declared illegal by a court verdict.

The RIAA knows about Allofmp3 but has not taken any action so far.