Russian (dirt cheap) download sites

[Rockaldo]

I've found these two russian download sites:
http://www.mp3search.ru/
http://www.allofmp3.com/

They sell all the music you could ever want at stupidly low prices. I'm not sure whether or not to use them because no one is sure if they are legal or not. I have found loads of debates on the internet:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4328269.stm
http://n.ewradio.co.uk/story.php?id=25
http://moskalyuk.com/blog/are-russian-m ... -legal/422
http://www.museekster.com/allofmp3faq.h ... p3%20legal?

Has anyone used these before?

[guest]

AllofMP3.Com is by far the best download site anywhere. The legality of the site is clearly dubious but it works an absolute dream.

All the files are without copy protection so you can use them with whatever player you want. You can choose online encoding so you can choose the bitrate and file type you like best. The files are ready in seconds.

You download files with a separate application that comes clear of any spyware, adware etc and works really smoothly in the background.

Good wide selection of music although may take a while for the latest releases to arrive on the site.

I'd be happy to pay a lot more but for ease of use and absense of copy protection it beats every other option going.

I have used my credit card about 8 times to buy credits and have never had a problem yet, although I have now moved to other UK services which are not as good because of the legality issues.

[Mr. Furness]

i use it too since a couple of weeks ago (allofmp3). the legality is an issue but it is being used a LOT. (the server is constantly full and the site turns you away sometimes.) i.e. you aren't gonna be one of ten people hauled up in court.

i have had to wait a bit for some of the music to actually become available to download. but as guest said it all runs very smoothly. i'm just not spending too much on the site, so my name'll be a way down the list of naughty people.

[richardm]

i personally use musicmp3.ru, and they claim to be fully legal

All the materials on MusicMp3.Ru site are available for distribution through Internet according to license LS-3М-05-84 (ЛС-ЗМ-05-84) of the Russian Multimedia and Internet Society.

Under the license terms, MusicMp3.Ru pays license fees for all the materials subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights".

ive been using it for ages and never had a problem