In another twist to the allofmp3.com tale (see previous NakedLaw posts), Denis Kvasov, the former head of the site was last week found not guilty of copyright infringement by a Russian court. The site had been paying royalties to a copyright collection agency in Russia (ROMS), but this was not recognised by the international music labels as being a legitimate licence to distribute tracks online.
The Russian court however, noted the payments to the agency, and confirmed that insufficient evidence of copyright breach had therefore been demonstrated by the prosecution team. The International Federation for the Phonographic Industry is reported to be planning to appeal.
Meanwhile, the MP3sparks.com site launched by Kvasov's company, Media Services, is still offering tracks for download. The blue touchpaper has been lit. Stand well back...
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