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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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  3. He made a lot more money than you do by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    fucktard

  4. I have a plan that would work too... by Archfeld · · Score: -1, Troll

    We shoot and KILL the entire staff, and every rep from the RIAA, allow the musiacians and the record industy to reform a new group, with an assurance that the control will always be 51% recording artists and 49% a$$ licking administrators and give them a chance to settle on a viable pricing scheme. If it is in the least bit competitive they will win. If I could get a CD quality sound track for a reasonable price or a wide selection of HIGH BIT RATE ENCODED music, at least 192 or better, I'd be back to buying music, or at least the wee bit of the current crop of crap I could stand. I honestly think that I have on cassette, vinyl or cd EVERY song that I've downloaded. I understand the objection to pirating but I payed for the song/album once on an inferior medium that decayed, do I need to PAY to license the same song on a different medium, while the RIAA might think so, I DON'T and I am NOT SURE THE COURTS do either to tell you the truth. That particular aspect has never been challenged in a legal arena.

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  5. you were fucking awsome in first blood! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm warning you boy, don't make a move or I'll blow your head off!

  6. i have a question. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Does anyone here truly gove a shit about what this ass-licking lower is doing? I dont think anyone cares unless they are the BIGGER loser with no life. Get real who gives a flying fuck what he does@!

  7. Re:OGG vs SnoCap by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Frankly, unlike many of the .com's out there that produced a great number of optionaires, Sean produced something REAL that MILLIONS of people found USEFUL.

    Sean's riches have allowed him to move out of his parents' basement and get a haircut; You should worship him.

    I think we're overlooking something here.

    Sean Fanning made his money by inventing a system for the widespread THEFT of copyrighted materials.

    I'm no weirdo, but in any sane world, that kid would be behind bars.