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Shawn Fanning Is Back Into Digital Music

Posted by timothy on from the in-many-ways-the-big-boy-never-left-sir dept.

prostoalex writes "News.com has a lengthy 3-page article on Shawn Fanning's new venture, Snocap. After years of development the company is coming out of the stealth mode and has apparently already secured a distribution deal with Universal Music, promising to turn file-sharers into loyal paying customers overnight. Both News.com and Associated Press are skimpy on the details, but apparently Snocap will market the technology that will (a) sniff out the files shared illegally and (b) fill the peer-to-peer networks with licensed content and serve as a clearing house for the ventures who want to license digital music, but don't want to deal with gazillion of music labels." (We mentioned Snocap last in January.)

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  1. In case you are wondering who Shawn Fanning is... by Jucius+Maximus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    He is the guy who created napster.

  2. Dude, I am the napster by Nuclear+Elephant · · Score: -1, Redundant

    charlie: lyle, how long is the distance between the tunnel and the cars..? (no answer) lyle..!
    handsome rob: he only answers to the napster now, charlie..
    charlie: i'm not calling you the napster..
    lyle: why..? you call him left ear..
    left ear: well, i am..
    lyle: and him handsome rob..
    charlie: thats because he is handsome rob..
    lyle: well, you can call me the napster..

    1. Re:Dude, I am the napster by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

      scroll up and you'll see why it's redundant