Daniel S. Menasche wrote: > 1) The legal issue is a big one. I think most people use Pandora > because it's a) free, b) legal and c) has a big music library. > > Would there be a way to legally implement Freedora?
History has shown the only way to succeed with any innovative music product is to build it first and deal with the legal issues later. For example, if this were built in a fashion that made it incredibly easy to "tip" music you like, and if it grows fast enough and enough people do it, its legality won't matter. But if you wait to get everything lined up and signed in triplicate from the labels up front, it'll never happen. > For instance, what if the files were automatically encrypted while being > downloaded, and could be streamed only by a special player, in agreement > with the music companies? The special player could, for instance, > download commercials from time to time? Nothing that requires the sign off of the record companies has ever succeeded. I wouldn't recommend trying to break new ground there. -david > 2) Working offline is a very interesting feature. The system would be > helpful for DTN's too. > > Best regards, Daniel > > _______________________________________________ p2p-hackers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.zooko.com/mailman/listinfo/p2p-hackers
