Limewire Readies Legal Download Store

Limewire has announced that it will launch a legal online music store in time for the 2007 holiday season. The store will be a separate, stand-alone, online outlet, and not connected to their Peer-To-Peer (P2P) service aside from search results. However, “subsequent releases will enable users to browse and purchase music directly from within the Limewire program,” according to their statement. The store will sell...

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Russian Court Acquits Owner Of Allofmp3.com Of Copyright Infringement

A Russian court has acquitted Denis Kvasov, the owner of the dodgy music download site Allofmp3.com, of breaching copyright in a trial that demonstrates Russia’s lack of commitment to fighting piracy. Allofmp3.com offered DRM-Free digital downloads of all the major’s catalogs at a tenth of a the cost of sanctioned retailers such as iTunes. EMI Group Plc, NBC Universal and Time Warner Inc. alleged that Allofmp3.com breached...

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