With the current 'hot topic discussion' being how AllOfMP3 might fare or not fare in the face of the RIAA's recent lawsuit against it, this article builds more upon what the RIAA hopes will bring down the Russian service, more than this lawsuit: "The trade group appears to have abandoned its efforts to use the Russian legal system to shut down AllofMP3, instead opting for pressure in the form of trade agreements and federal lawsuits back in the US, where it has more leverage." What is curious is that in other cases (such as the MPAA arm, involved in the video/movie piracy fight), the organizations have filed suits in the offending countries (such as Brazil and China) to fight the 'piracy' in question. However, the Ars Technica source asserts the RIAA has been completely unsuccessful in getting at AllofMP3 from Russian soil. So, given this, it is possible AllOfMP3 could 'outlast' this suit by never appearing in New York.
The biggest problem with the RIAA's lawsuit is that if it asserts the service is 'illegal in the U.S.', then it has to establish a preponderance of evidence that AllOfMP3 deliberately attempted to do so, and must prove through some concrete form it managed to do so. However, as another problem is the company operates in Russia, the RIAA arguing it is illegal in America is at best seriously flawed. Of course, once more, there is nothing more than the RIAA claiming there is something 'wrong.' The only certain thing is the uncertainty of it all, given one cannot know if a judge will preside over the matter and rule according to law, or one will engage in illegal judicial activism (ruling by emotions and personal beliefs, rather than remaining the neutral entity, only interpreting the law as the law and precedents interpret each other). It seems we can only wait and see what will happen next.
