While authorities in the United States and Europe can't directly shut down Russia music store AllofMP3.com, which they say sells songs without paying licenses or royalties to artists, they have been successful in cutting off the site's ability to take money from customers outside Russia. PayPal, MasterCard and Visa have already stopped handling payments for the service, leading AllofMP3 to resort to a "voucher" system, which United States and European consumers could use to purchase music.

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