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RussiaVimpelcom to Sell Apple iPhone 3G in RussiaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 28, 2008 - 10:47am.
Moscow - Russia's second-largest mobile network operator, Vimpelcom, has signed an agreement with Apple (NASD: AAPL) to distribute the iPhone 3G in Russia, Reuters reports. The phone is expected to start selling in Russia later this year. Reuters reported last week that Apple had also signed on with Russian mobile network MTS to sell the iPhone in Russia. Electronic Arts Establishes New Operations in RussiaAuthored by dmw on July 26, 2007 - 4:28pm.
Moscow - Video game developer and publisher Electronic Arts on Thursday announced the establishment of new operations in Russia Russia's AllofMP3.com Revived at AllTunes.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 6, 2007 - 1:41pm.
Los Angeles - Just as notorious Russian music download store AllofMP3.com appeared to go offline for good last week, the site's parent company launched a new site at AllTunes.com, where AllofMP3.com's six million users may access their existing accounts and download cheap songs via a software client, Computerworld reported. Russian Retailer AllofMP3.com Appears Down for GoodAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 2, 2007 - 1:14pm.
Moscow - Russian music download store AllofMP3.com, which the U.S. music industry has been trying to shut down for years for selling unauthorized tracks at discounted prices, appears to have been taken offline for good, the Moscow Times reported. tags: Piracy | Music | MP3 | Russia | AllofMP3.com | MediaServices | Russian Phonographic Association | ROMS |
Warner Music, Sony BMG Form Digital Music Joint Venture in RussiaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2007 - 10:53am.
Los Angeles - Major record labels Warner Music Group and Sony BMG announced this week the formation of a joint venture to launch a wholesale Internet and mobile music distributor in Russia, a country the U.S. has labeled a piracy haven. tags: Mobile | Piracy | Music | Russia | Sony BMG | Warner Music | Access Industries | Digital Access |
AllofMP3 Plans to Stay Open in 2007, Lower Prices Over New Year'sAuthored by Jay Baage on December 29, 2006 - 10:43pm.
 The controversial Russian low-price online music store AllofMP3.com plans to stay open. Mediaservices, the company behind AllofMP3.com, claims that current US lawsuits are not of any particular concern to the company and offers users a 20% price cut over New Years: “Certainly the (record) labels are free to file any suit they wish, despite knowing full well that AllofMP3.com operates legally in Russia”, blogs an unnamed senior representative of the company on their site.
Russia Agrees to Shut Down AllofMP3.com, Clamp Down on PiracyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 29, 2006 - 2:43pm.
Washington - Russia has agreed to shut down the controversial website AllofMP3.com -- which sold cheap song downloads without label permissions -- as part of an agreement designed to allay U.S. concerns about the country's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Danish Court Orders ISP to Block Access to Russia's AllofMP3.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2006 - 3:04pm.
London - A Danish court has ordered an ISP to block subscribers from accessing controversial Russian digital music store AllofMP3.com. The ruling came as a result of a lawsuit filed by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an international record label trade group.
Russian Download Store AllofMP3 Reacts to Visa, MasterCard BansAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2006 - 2:12pm.
Moscow - Reacting to the blow that came as two major credit card companies halted payment processing for its controversial music download store, Russia-based AllofMP3.com called the actions "arbitrary, capricious and discriminatory," adding that it may seek legal recourse to reverse the decisions. The site sells albums for about $2 each, and claims to be legal under Russian law and hold a valid license from a Russian copyrights society. This week, both Visa and MasterCard ceased processing payments for the site.
Visa Cuts Off Payments to Russian Music Download Site AllofMP3.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 18, 2006 - 1:52pm.
San Francisco - Adding teeth to recent calls from the U.S. Trade Representative to shut down what the U.S. calls an illegal music download service, credit card company Visa announced on Wednesday that it has stopped processing payments to Russian music site AllofMP3.com, the International Herald Tribune reported. "It's no longer permitted to accept Visa cards," Simon Barker, a Visa International spokesman told CNET News.com. "The action we've taken is in line with legislation passed in Russia and international copyright law." AllofMP3.com sells digital albums for about $2 each -- far less than the $9.99 standard at iTunes and other retailers -- and has maintained that its site is licensed by a Russian copyrights society and conforms to Russian laws.
U.S. Trade Rep: Russian MP3 Store Barrier to WTO AccessionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 5, 2006 - 4:48pm.
Washington - The U.S. Trade Representative has called on Russia to shutter music download store AllofMP3.com, pointing to it as an impediment to the country's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Reuters reported. Susan Schwab previously identified the site -- which sells songs for pennies -- as the "poster child" for online music piracy. "I have a hard time imagining Russia becoming a member of the WTO and having a Web site like that up and running that is so clearly a violation of everyone's intellectual property rights," U.S. Trade Representative Schwab told Reuters. The recording industry has been trying for some time to pressure Russian authorities to shut down AllofMP3.com, but despite an investigation that found the site is breaking Russian laws, prosecutors in Moscow have not taken action thus far against the company. The topic will likely be resurrected next week at another meeting between U.S. and Russian officials on WTO accession.
IMAX, National Amusements to Open Theaters in RussiaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 24, 2006 - 5:55pm.
Toronto - IMAX Corporation on Monday announced plans to expand its large-screen theaters into Russia, through an agreement with Rising Star Media, a joint venture between National Amusements and Soquel Ventures.
tags: Video | Movies | Commerce | Russia | Theaters | IMAX | National Amusements | Rising Star Media |
Washington Post: U.S. Pressuring Foreign Governments on Internet PiracyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 15, 2006 - 12:26pm.
Washington - The Washington Post on Thursday reported on the efforts of the U.S. government to crack down on Internet piracy abroad in countries like Sweden and Russia, often at the behest of lobbyists from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
U.K. Record Label Trade Group to Sue Russian Download Store AllofMP3Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 7, 2006 - 1:28pm.
London - The major record label trade group in the U.K. has announced plans to sue rogue Russian download store AllofMP3.com for copyright infringement in the U.K. courts.
The Orchard Licenses Indie Songs to 1st Legit Russian Download StoreAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 2, 2006 - 11:46am.
New York - The Orchard, a digital distributor of independent label music, announced on Friday that it has signed a license agreement with Russian digital music retailer Yanga.
tags: Deals | Music Deals | Licensing | Downloads | Music | Indie | Commerce | The Orchard | Russia | Yanga |
Digital Music Group to Distribute Classical Tracks from Pipeline MusicAuthored by dmw on May 23, 2006 - 7:01pm.
Sacramento, Calif. - Digital Music Group, a digital distributor of back catalog and independent label recordings, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a long-term agreement with Pipeline Music. Under the deal, Digital Music Group will distribute the label's catalog of over 2,000 classical music recordings from Russian and other Soviet-bloc performers.
Report: Rogue Russian Download Store More Popular than Napster in U.K.Authored by dmw on May 15, 2006 - 1:41pm.
London - A Russian website that offers digital song downloads at a fraction of the price of iTunes and Napster has become the second most-popular commercial download service in the U.K., according to a report from XTN Data. Apple's iTunes commanded the largest share of the U.K. paid download market in September 2005, with 44%, followed by Moscow-based AllofMP3.com with 14%; Napster's U.K. service followed in third place. While iTunes and Napster sell songs for 99 cents, the Russian site offers them for about 10 cents each. "It offers cheap downloads, is easy to use and has no restrictions on where people can play the tracks. This is what music fans are asking for so perhaps AllOfMP3's popularity isn't that surprising," said XTN Data founder Greig Harper. The Russian site claims that Russian copyright law allows it to legally sell tracks in foreign countries at the reduced prices it offers. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) made a formal complaint about the site to Russian authorities last year, but prosecutors there eventually dropped their case against the site.
Report: Piracy in China, Russia Cost U.S. Firms $4 Billion in 2005Authored by dmw on April 6, 2006 - 3:48pm.
Washington - China and Russia are the two biggest piracy havens in the world for U.S. entertainment industry products, responsible for an estimated $4 billion in losses in 2005, according to a report from the bipartisan Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus. The Caucus said that piracy costs the U.S. an estimated 150,000 jobs and $1 billion in lost tax revenue. Caucus member Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) described Russian president Vladimir Putin as a "dunce" for not protecting intellectual property, Reuters reported. Biden added, "Piracy in these countries is largely the result of a lack of political will to confront the problem." The lawmakers pressed China to heighten penalties for piracy and step up its crackdown on pirate facilities. Two members of the Caucus also introduced a resolution on Wednesday urging the U.S. not to complete agreements leading to Russian membership in the World Trade Organization until the country steps up its own anti-piracy efforts.
Senator Biden on Piracy in Russia & ChinaAuthored by dmw on April 6, 2006 - 10:28am.
"Piracy in these countries is largely the result of a lack of political will to confront the problem."
The Orchard to Distribute Classic Russian Recordings from Pipeline MusicAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 24, 2006 - 9:45am.
New York - The Orchard, a digital distributor of independent label music, announced on Tuesday that it has secured the rights to distribute over 400,000 hours of classical music recordings from Pipeline Music, which holds the archive of the Russian State Television and Radio Company. The recordings include recently digitized tapes dating back to the 1930s, of Russian composers and musicians including Tchaikovsky, Rakhmaninoff, Schostakovich, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. New York-based The Orchard will make the recordings available for purchase from stores including iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody and eMusic.
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