Legal P2P opens for business

Iria · Oct 25, 2005, 07:24 AM

For a few fearful minutes in late 2004, iMesh co-founder Talmon Marco thought Garth Brooks had sunk his company.

Marco was in New York, showing off the technology behind the new iMesh peer-to-peer music service slated for release this Tuesday. The software was supposed to identify and block virtually any copyrighted song being downloaded from peer-to-peer networks. But this time, a Garth Brooks song picked at random seemed to download without any problem.

Bracing himself while sitting in a conference room with a team of lawyers from the EMI Group record label, Marco pushed "play." The song started, and it was indeed the country crooner's voice. But it was quickly interrupted by a burst of noise. The file was a fake, a "spoof" planted on the file-swapping networks to discourage pirates, and it turned out that Marco's software had correctly let it through its filter.
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Oct 25, 2005, 07:24 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Legal P2P opens for business For a few fearful minutes in late 2004, iMesh co-founder Talmon Marco thought Garth Brooks had sunk his company. Marco was in New York, showing off the technology behind the new iMesh peer-to-peer music service slated for release this Tuesday. The software was supposed to identify and block virtually any copyrighted song being downloaded from peer-to-peer networks. But this time, a Garth Brooks song picked at random seemed to download without any problem. Bracing himself while sitting in a conference room with a team of lawyers from the EMI Group record label, Marco pushed "play." The song started, and it was indeed the country crooner's voice. But it was quickly interrupted by a burst of noise. The file was a fake, a "spoof" planted on the file-swapping networks to discourage pirates, and it turned out that Marco's software had correctly let it through its filter. ___________ Read More / Source: News.com