Allofmp3 on the slide?

Thanks a million to music industry corporate lawyers. Today the BBC announced that two US based credit card companies, Visa and Mastercard, will no longer allow transactions with Russian music service allofmp3.com.

Although there may be a way around it, many British music lovers will drift away from the site. Britain is (was?) the largest market for this service - not surprising since they offered DRM-free content from a massive library at modes cost.

So thanks music gurus, a service consumers voted for is now closed down. Who wins?

No prizes for guessing. Can anyone think of another business which takes so much action against its customers?

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