New P2P software could end illegal music squabbles

[method77]

Grouper - a temporarily stealth software project - has gone up for download and instantly created a confusing divide between the old world and the new. Unlike most P2P software that shares music and other files with world+dog, Grouper focuses on sharing files between friends. Users can set up mini-P2P networks and open up their photos, music, movies and documents. This approach seems much more similar to old-style content swapping where friends handed each other a mixed CD.

At the moment, the company won't say word one about its plans. It hopes to have an official launch in 10 days time and will talk to the press then. A company official told us that it hoped to be in stealth mode until that time. Too late.

Read whole article at The Register

[Waste]

OoOoOoO

Nice.

[eclectica]

Unlike most P2P software that shares music and other files with world+dog, Grouper focuses on sharing files between friends.

Hey, when I connect to a big network like eMule with 2 million users, I still think of them all as my friends.

[Redneck4sure]

Aimster had a share with buddies only feature and low level encryption and I liked those features. It didn't have a resume download feature or multisource feature which sucked. I will be interested to see how this deal plays out. :(

Edited September 19, 2004 by Redneck4sure