Russia Throws Out Net Piracy Case

I just read this on ccMixter’s Blog…

A court in Moscow has acquitted the former owner of the Russian music website, AllofMp3.com, who sold downloads of Western music as low as $0 .10 per track. According to the District Judge, “The prosecution did not succeed in presenting persuasive evidence of his involvement in infringing copyright law.”

The website was closed in June due to pressure from US music companies, but not before attracting millions of customers.

Read the full article from BBC News