Russian Organization for Multimedia and Digital Systems

Russian Organization for Multimedia and Digital Systems (ROMS, Russian: РОМС), also known as Russian Multimedia and Internet Society is a Russian collective rights management organization. ROMS is a body designated by Russian law for collecting and distributing statutory copyright royalty payments from radio stations and Internet download sites in Russia.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5061610.stm | publisher=BBC News | first=Mark | last=Savage | title='Illegal' MP3 site defends itself | date=9 June 2006}} It is disputed whether they are authorized by law to allow music for download.{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/06/07/liv_84311.shtml |title=The Augusta Chronicle |publisher=Chronicle.augusta.com |date=2010-09-12 |accessdate=2013-10-15}} This in 2015 was pending in the Russian legal system.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.allofmp3.ru/music_news/2007/11/05/court-confirms-legality-of-allofmp3com/ |title=allofmp3.blogs | Court confirms legality of AllofMP3.com |publisher=Blogs.allofmp3.ru |accessdate=2015-02-22}}

Timeline

Was created in 2000 by Russian Authors Society.
Banned from payment services by its credit card processor company Chronopay due to a law dispute. ROMS filed a complaint with the Prosecutor's Office against ChronoPay and its owner Pavel Vrublevsky, claiming a market monopolisation by it. This complaint resulted in neither judicial nor criminal action.
Out of operations from 2009 after changing Russian copyright law in 2008.

Websites

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Website ! Licensing terms ! Date ! Notes
AllOfMP3 \| Under the licenses terms, alloffmp3.org pays license fees for all materials downloaded from the site subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights".{{cite web\| url= http://www.alloffmp3.org/Terms/\| title= Terms & Conditions \| publisher= alloffmp3.org \| accessdate= 2011-02-25\| quote= Under the licenses terms, alloffmp3.org pays license fees for all materials downloaded from the site subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights". }} It was a major client of ROMS, which makes up about 50% of its cashflow.{{cite web\|url=http://www.astera.ru/news/?id=45639 \|title=Российским mp3 перекроют финансирование - @ASTERA \|publisher=Astera.ru \|date=2007-03-21 \|accessdate=2013-10-15}} \| 25 Feb 2011 \|
LegalSounds \| All the materials in the LegalSounds.com music service are available for distribution via Internet according to license ЛС-3М-05-09 of the Russian Multimedia and Internet Society. Under the license agreement, Legalsounds.com pays license fees for all the materials subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights."{{cite web\| url=http://www.legalsounds.com/LegalInfo \| title= Legal Info \| publisher= legalsounds.com \| accessdate= 2011-02-25\| quote= All the materials in the LegalSounds.com music service are available for distribution via Internet according to license ЛС-3М-05-09 of the Russian Multimedia and Internet Society. Under the license agreement, Legalsounds.com pays license fees for all the materials subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights". }} \| 25 Feb 2011 \|
boxmp3.net \| Under the licenses terms, boxmp3.net pays license fees for all materials downloaded from the site subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights".{{cite web \| url= http://www.boxmp3.net/Terms/ \| title= Terms & Conditions \| publisher= boxmp3.net \| accessdate= 2011-02-25 \| quote= Under the licenses terms, alloffmp3.org pays license fees for all materials downloaded from the site subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights". \| url-status= dead \| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120727151343/http://www.boxmp3.net/Terms/ \| archivedate= 27 July 2012 }} \| 25 Feb 2011 \|
Lavamus \| Under the licenses terms, lavamus.com pays license fees for all materials downloaded from the site subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights".{{cite web\| url= http://www.lavamus.com/Terms/\| title= Terms & Conditions \| publisher= lavamus.com \| accessdate= 2011-02-25\| quote= Under the licenses terms, lavamus.com pays license fees for all materials downloaded from the site subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights". }} \| 25 Feb 2011 \|
Soundike \|The availability over the Internet of the Soundike.com materials is authorized by the license # 43/17M-10 of the Rightholders Federation for Collective Copyright Management of Works Used Interactively (NP "FAIR") issued for Preluna Group LTD. All these materials are solely for personal use. Any further distribution, resale or broadcasting is prohibited. A difference in Laws, concerning copyright material, in different jurisdictions, does not allow administration of the web site Soundike.com, to say that all of the services which this web site provides are completely legal in all the Countries. Final decree about legality of using Soundike.com services should be made by the consumer of such services.{{cite web\| url= http://www.soundike.com/help8.html\| title= Legal Notice\| publisher= Soundike.com\| accessdate= 2011-02-25\| quote= The availability over the Internet of the Soundike.com materials is authorized by the license # 43/17M-10 of the Rightholders Federation for Collective Copyright Management of Works Used Interactively (NP "FAIR") issued for Preluna Group LTD. All these materials are solely for personal use. Any further distribution, resale or broadcasting is prohibited. A difference in Laws, concerning copyright material, in different jurisdictions, does not allow administration of the web site Soundike.com, to say that all of the services which this web site provides are completely legal in all the Countries. Final decree about legality of using Soundike.com services should be made by the consumer of such services.\| url-status= dead\| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110224074449/http://www.soundike.com/help8.html\| archivedate= 24 February 2011}} \| 25 Feb 2011 \|

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Website

! Licensing terms

! Date

! Notes

AllOfMP3

| Under the licenses terms, alloffmp3.org pays license fees for all materials downloaded from the site subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights".{{cite web| url= http://www.alloffmp3.org/Terms/| title= Terms & Conditions | publisher= alloffmp3.org | accessdate= 2011-02-25| quote= Under the licenses terms, alloffmp3.org pays license fees for all materials downloaded from the site subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights". }} It was a major client of ROMS, which makes up about 50% of its cashflow.{{cite web|url=http://www.astera.ru/news/?id=45639 |title=Российским mp3 перекроют финансирование - @ASTERA |publisher=Astera.ru |date=2007-03-21 |accessdate=2013-10-15}}

| 25 Feb 2011

LegalSounds

| All the materials in the LegalSounds.com music service are available for distribution via Internet according to license ЛС-3М-05-09 of the Russian Multimedia and Internet Society. Under the license agreement, Legalsounds.com pays license fees for all the materials subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights."{{cite web| url=http://www.legalsounds.com/LegalInfo | title= Legal Info | publisher= legalsounds.com | accessdate= 2011-02-25| quote= All the materials in the LegalSounds.com music service are available for distribution via Internet according to license ЛС-3М-05-09 of the Russian Multimedia and Internet Society. Under the license agreement, Legalsounds.com pays license fees for all the materials subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights". }}

| 25 Feb 2011

boxmp3.net

| Under the licenses terms, boxmp3.net pays license fees for all materials downloaded from the site subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights".{{cite web | url= http://www.boxmp3.net/Terms/ | title= Terms & Conditions | publisher= boxmp3.net | accessdate= 2011-02-25 | quote= Under the licenses terms, alloffmp3.org pays license fees for all materials downloaded from the site subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights". | url-status= dead | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120727151343/http://www.boxmp3.net/Terms/ | archivedate= 27 July 2012 }}

| 25 Feb 2011

Lavamus

| Under the licenses terms, lavamus.com pays license fees for all materials downloaded from the site subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights".{{cite web| url= http://www.lavamus.com/Terms/| title= Terms & Conditions | publisher= lavamus.com | accessdate= 2011-02-25| quote= Under the licenses terms, lavamus.com pays license fees for all materials downloaded from the site subject to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Copyright and Related Rights". }}

| 25 Feb 2011

Soundike

|The availability over the Internet of the Soundike.com materials is authorized by the license # 43/17M-10 of the Rightholders Federation for Collective Copyright Management of Works Used Interactively (NP "FAIR") issued for Preluna Group LTD. All these materials are solely for personal use. Any further distribution, resale or broadcasting is prohibited. A difference in Laws, concerning copyright material, in different jurisdictions, does not allow administration of the web site Soundike.com, to say that all of the services which this web site provides are completely legal in all the Countries. Final decree about legality of using Soundike.com services should be made by the consumer of such services.{{cite web| url= http://www.soundike.com/help8.html| title= Legal Notice| publisher= Soundike.com| accessdate= 2011-02-25| quote= The availability over the Internet of the Soundike.com materials is authorized by the license # 43/17M-10 of the Rightholders Federation for Collective Copyright Management of Works Used Interactively (NP "FAIR") issued for Preluna Group LTD. All these materials are solely for personal use. Any further distribution, resale or broadcasting is prohibited. A difference in Laws, concerning copyright material, in different jurisdictions, does not allow administration of the web site Soundike.com, to say that all of the services which this web site provides are completely legal in all the Countries. Final decree about legality of using Soundike.com services should be made by the consumer of such services.| url-status= dead| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110224074449/http://www.soundike.com/help8.html| archivedate= 24 February 2011}}

| 25 Feb 2011

References

External links

[http://www.roms.ru/ ROMS website in Russian]

Category:Copyright collection societies

Category:Music organizations based in Russia

Category:Organizations established in 2000