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Russian Download Site Is Popular and Possibly Illegal

no@spam.com (The New York Times) — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

PARIS — Rising consumer popularity is turning AllofMP3.com, a music downloading service based in Moscow, into a global Internet success story, except for one important detail: The site may well be illegal.

So great is the official level of concern about AllofMP3 that American trade negotiators darkly warned that the Web site could jeopardize Russia's long-sought entry into the World Trade Organization.
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Sony to Sell PlayStation 3 for $499

no@spam.com (The New York Times) — Wed, 10 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

LOS ANGELES — Sony said Monday evening that it planned to sell the base model of its PlayStation 3 video game console for $499, a price that industry analysts said could put it at a competitive disadvantage to rival Microsoft and its Xbox 360.

Sony said that it also planned to sell a higher-priced model with a larger hard drive for $599.

The console will be released on Nov. 11 in Japan and Nov. 17 in United States and Europe, Sony executives said. It will cost about $536 in Japan and $636 in Europe.