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Gnomoradio: Creative Commons Music Sharing

Posted by michael on from the share-the-love dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I just stumbled upon Gnomoradio, a file sharing jukebox based on Creative Commons licenses. This program looks like a garage band's dream come true! It recommends songs based on each user's ratings, and has the capability to share them. Announced less than a year ago, the program has already made a great deal of progress, as can be seen from these screenshots. I downloaded the Debian package, and aside from a few interface quirks, the program works flawlessly. Is this the future of digital music, or should we be looking for something less centralized?"

3 of 147 comments (clear)

  1. similar to irate by iamplupp · · Score: 5, Informative

    This seem to be based on the same concept as irate

  2. Good Start by jim_nanney · · Score: 5, Informative

    But really, I prefer http://www.magnatune.com/ . Its uses allow for free download of music and yet still promotes licensing music (paying the actual artist for thier creations) It is a perfect blend of free for public consumption, and paying musicians royalties.

  3. Performance is owned by Otto · · Score: 5, Informative

    Correct me if I'm wrong but nobody owns the works of Mozart.

    You're right, however the works of Mozart need to be performed. And those performances are owned by the people who performed them.

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