Russia Agrees To Shut Down AllofMP3.com

The agreement is dated November 19 and posted to the Web site for the Office of the United States Trade Representative. It summarizes the joint efforts of the two countries to fight content piracy, an issue known to be centered in Russia and Eastern Europe. “This agreement sets the stage for further progress on IPR issues in Russia through the next phase of multilateral negotiations, during which the United States and other WTO members will examine Russia’s IPR regime,” states the document.

It looks like AllofMP3.com will remain for at least another 6 months, since the government doesn’t intend to take action until June 2007. Whether or not it will even be shut down at that time is still up in the air, but the website has already stated that it would shut down no problem if asked.