After Kazaa, there is a new threat to artists, and it is in websites like jetgroove.com.

There is only one way to save us from this threat : AWARENESS.

7 steps to save the independent record industry :

I - Everybody have to be aware that the Russian based company "JetGroove", jetgroove.com  is selling music illegally. Even though Ulukman Mamytov, JetGroove legal department's spokesman, states on their website JetGroove signed license agreements with all the labels sold on its site, this is a false information and it is mistaking the customer.

II- They are selling music downloaded from Kazaa and other P2P networks: To build up their music library of music files, they downloaded them from P2P networks and then re-encoded them.

III - JetGroove is not British, but a Russian company:

a- They are renting a British address in London at "Douglas Company Services", douglas-cs.co.uk/, to show they are legit and an English company. The address provided by Douglas Company Services is : Regent House, 316 Beulah Hill, London SE19 3HF, United Kingdom

It's exactly the address of the JetGroove offices you can find on their website.

b- Their phone number in Moscow is +7 095 730 8046

c- One of their sub domain name is: ru.corp.jetgroove.com , as "ru" for "Russia"

d- Some other contacts of JetGroove: Alena Chakhnazarova, Ilya Basalaev (very English isn't it?)

IV - Record Industry Associations around the world are preparing to sue them: Yes..., why ? Just because, not only being happy about selling illegal content from small independent labels, they decided to sell music from major companies such as Madonna, Britney Spears and so-on... They are very angry. So be really careful with your music: if you feel your music is sold there illegally, first contact your label manager then your local Recording Association as soon as possible, or contact the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) ifpi.org/…

V - Their website has been built by the following Russian webdesign company suponix.com  which is using the same tricks as JetGroove to fool people on where they come from. They are a Russian company from Odessa, Russia, and try to show they are American.

VI - You can find more info here:

ivibes.nu/index.php?article=3461

dogsonacid.com/showthread.php?s=23ff44fc86589e6426bbc1dba7889049&threadid=244233&perpage=20&pagenumber=1

VII - Be aware that there is a rumour of scam for credit card details.

So to help save the independent record industry make people aware of this new kind of threat, we have to !!!!!!!!! F O R W A R D THIS MESSAGE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN !!!!!!!!!

Sarah Foote (IDMW.Com/London)