AllofMP3.com, the questionably legal music download store, has operated in the Russian Federation with relative impunity since its inception. Although the RIAA, IFPI, US Trade Representative and Russian Prosecutor’s office have all tried to reign in this music store, all have yet to achieve their goal.

Even with the Russian government impeded from entry into the highly coveted World Trade Organization (WTO), AllofMP3.com still appears to operate without fear of legal action. Over time, AllofMP3 has grown in popularity on a global scale. Its low prices (about 3-10 cents per download), wide variety of file formats, superior selection, and lack of DRM (Digital Rights Management) have allowed this store to grow beyond expectations.

As AllofMP3 has grown into international prominence, it can no longer shelter itself in silence. In fact, over the last two weeks, AllofMP3 has publicly countered the claims of the entertainment industry and US Trade Representative. Two new developments have occurred in the last two days that further places more attention on AllofMP3 and their claim of legitimacy.

Yesterday, AllofMP3.com announced today's press conference. The press conference, which is taking place at the time of this writing, is being attended by dozens of journalists from publications such as Ars Technica, USA Today, and the Associated Press.

Prior to the press conference, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) issued a press release that once again challenged AllofMP3. However this time, the RIAA raised the bar, and challenged AllofMP3 to admit what it does is “illegal.”

“Allofmp3.com sells and distributes hundreds of thousands of songs by international and local artists without having any legitimate license to do so. It claims to be licensed by a Russian-based society ROMS, but ROMS has no mandate from international rights owners to license the site in or outside Russia,” the RIAA said.

The RIAA then followed up their press release with four questions for AllofMP3.com; which focused on revenue, justification of their business model via ROMs, lack of royalty payments via ROMs, and ability to comply with copyright laws outside of Russia.

Questions presented by journalists centered on similar issues, and one journalist reprinted the RIAA/IFPI’s questions in their entirety. However when asked about revenues, AllofMP3 responded, “We are not disclosing financial details during this conference.”