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Shawn Fanning's New Venture

Posted by timothy on from the first-mover-advantage dept.

prostoalex writes "We've read about Justin Frankel, but what are the other heroes of the MP3 revolution up to? News.com.com.com tells the story of Shawn Fanning's new company. SnoCap (which changed its name from Open Copyright Database) is currently developing file-sharing mechanisms that would allow the music industry to earn money."

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  1. The next Revolution: by bluewee · · Score: 0, Troll

    OGG...

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  2. Hero? Give me a break by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Troll

    He was just some kid who wrote a program primarily designed to trade illicit software.

    1. Re:Hero? Give me a break by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

      Well, that kid was a big part of the movie "The Italian Job", is well-known and liked in circles of famous hollywood types, has a movie coming out about him from hollywood, dates hot chicks, etc.

    2. Re:Hero? Give me a break by larry+bagina · · Score: 0, Troll

      You must have seen a different edit of "The Italian Job" than I did. In the version I saw, he was on screen for less than 10 seconds. That bomb was more of a car commercial than a movie. I don't know why Edward Norton agreed to be in it. Hell, I don't know why Marky Mark agreed to be in it.

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