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An online press conference of the worlds geekiest hacks have logged into Russian mp3 download site Allofmp3.com. The music business seemingly have been dying to have a word with Allofmp3.com. The site is not licensed by the Majors or any of the western music companys. Yet this website is accounting for for 14% of the UK market and is second only to Itunes. It delivers DRM free Mp3’s at the quality the punters seem to want.

The company behind Media Services insist by paying the Russian licencing fee 15% ROM fee that they are covered as far as Russia’s law reaches online. However Record Company’s around the world claim that they have yet to receive a penny from the ROM licencing. And that Allofmp3.com continues to encourage foreign customers by publishing terrirtory-centric sites.

Music Towers and about 60 other Journalists caught up with the Director General Vadim Mamotin in a online chat.

How many UK users do you have?

Основными клиентами AllOfMP3.com сегодня являются любители музыки из стран бывшего СССР и пользователи из стран, где традиционно сильна русская диаспора (США, Великобритания, Германия, Израиль).

According to a recently published XTN research, allofmp3.com holds 14% share of UK market.

Uh Oh this might be a confusing conference, Babelfish to the rescue.

The basic clients AllOfMP3.com are today the amateurs of music from the countries of the former USSR and users from the countries, where Russian diaspore is traditionally strong (USA, Great Britain, Germany, Israel).

So not really acknowledging the question at all. We know that XTN research, we know that it is popular, we want a nice round figure. Yes we have 3million UK users. What would be so wrong with saying that? Well it seems that the spirit of the cold war is alive and well. Information is on a strictly need to know basis.

So what is the point of this press conference indeed?

Klaus Herbst: Hi! Why do you now - for the first time - hold a press conference and what is the reason for consult a well reputed American PR agency?

We scheduled this online press conference to address issues surrounding the AllofMP3’s business model, which has been criticized by the record cartel and, more recently, U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab.