Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07MOSCOW3164
2007-06-28 14:17:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
RUSSIA IPR: PIRATE WEBSITE WWW.ALLOFMP3.COM SHUT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MOSCOW 003164
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/RUS; EB/TPP/IPE
STATE PASS USTR FOR SDONNELLY, MROHDE, LERRION, LMOLNAR
NSC FOR TMCKIBBEN
USDOC FOR 4231/IEP/EUR/JBROUGHER
USDOC FOR 4231/IEP/EUR/MEDWARDS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/30/2016
TAGS: ETRD ECON WTO KIPR RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIA IPR: PIRATE WEBSITE WWW.ALLOFMP3.COM SHUT
DOWN
Classified By: Acting Economic M/C Laura Lochman for Reasons 1.5 (b) an
d (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L MOSCOW 003164
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/RUS; EB/TPP/IPE
STATE PASS USTR FOR SDONNELLY, MROHDE, LERRION, LMOLNAR
NSC FOR TMCKIBBEN
USDOC FOR 4231/IEP/EUR/JBROUGHER
USDOC FOR 4231/IEP/EUR/MEDWARDS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/30/2016
TAGS: ETRD ECON WTO KIPR RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIA IPR: PIRATE WEBSITE WWW.ALLOFMP3.COM SHUT
DOWN
Classified By: Acting Economic M/C Laura Lochman for Reasons 1.5 (b) an
d (d).
1. (SBU) Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT)
officials notified us by e-mail and phone June 28 that the
pirate music website www.allofmp3.com was no longer
operational. According to our contacts, the site's
operations were terminated under Article 64 of the Law on
Communications, which provides that the GOR has the authority
to order an Internet service provider to take down a site
suspected of operating illegally. Our contacts further
explained that the site will be closed until a verdict is
reached in the current criminal case against a former general
manager of Media Services, operator of of www.allofmp3.com.
2. (SBU) Post has verified that it is not possible to access
the site www.allofmp3.com, while the site www.allofmp3.ru
yields a message informing that the site is "closed for
maintainance."
3. (C) Comment: During a June 10 meeting on the margins of
the St. Petersburg Econonomic Forum, U.S. Trade
Representative Susan Schwab urged Minister of Economic
Development and Trade German Gref to fulfill a GOR commitment
under our November 2006 bilateral agreement on IPR to take
action against websites promoting illegal distribution of
protected content, specifically www.allofmp3.com. She
encouraged the GOR to do so prior to the July 2 meeting
between Presidents Bush and Putin in Kennebunkport. While
MEDT officials initially expressed reservations about the
GOR's ability to shut the site down (citing the fact that
www.allofmp3.com's domain name is registered in the U.S.),a
decision was obviously made to invoke the GOR's power under
Article 64 of the Law on Communications and to instruct the
Russian service provider to deny services to the website.
4. (C) We will follow up with GOR officials regarding the
steps taken and the current status of the criminal case
against the former general director of www.allofmp3.com's
operator, Media Services.
BURNS
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/RUS; EB/TPP/IPE
STATE PASS USTR FOR SDONNELLY, MROHDE, LERRION, LMOLNAR
NSC FOR TMCKIBBEN
USDOC FOR 4231/IEP/EUR/JBROUGHER
USDOC FOR 4231/IEP/EUR/MEDWARDS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/30/2016
TAGS: ETRD ECON WTO KIPR RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIA IPR: PIRATE WEBSITE WWW.ALLOFMP3.COM SHUT
DOWN
Classified By: Acting Economic M/C Laura Lochman for Reasons 1.5 (b) an
d (d).
1. (SBU) Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT)
officials notified us by e-mail and phone June 28 that the
pirate music website www.allofmp3.com was no longer
operational. According to our contacts, the site's
operations were terminated under Article 64 of the Law on
Communications, which provides that the GOR has the authority
to order an Internet service provider to take down a site
suspected of operating illegally. Our contacts further
explained that the site will be closed until a verdict is
reached in the current criminal case against a former general
manager of Media Services, operator of of www.allofmp3.com.
2. (SBU) Post has verified that it is not possible to access
the site www.allofmp3.com, while the site www.allofmp3.ru
yields a message informing that the site is "closed for
maintainance."
3. (C) Comment: During a June 10 meeting on the margins of
the St. Petersburg Econonomic Forum, U.S. Trade
Representative Susan Schwab urged Minister of Economic
Development and Trade German Gref to fulfill a GOR commitment
under our November 2006 bilateral agreement on IPR to take
action against websites promoting illegal distribution of
protected content, specifically www.allofmp3.com. She
encouraged the GOR to do so prior to the July 2 meeting
between Presidents Bush and Putin in Kennebunkport. While
MEDT officials initially expressed reservations about the
GOR's ability to shut the site down (citing the fact that
www.allofmp3.com's domain name is registered in the U.S.),a
decision was obviously made to invoke the GOR's power under
Article 64 of the Law on Communications and to instruct the
Russian service provider to deny services to the website.
4. (C) We will follow up with GOR officials regarding the
steps taken and the current status of the criminal case
against the former general director of www.allofmp3.com's
operator, Media Services.
BURNS