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Re:[New YC startup] Listen To Your Music anywhere on the web... by ctkrohn on Saturday August 04, 2007 @08:37PM (#39435)
Well, how is your model different from my.mp3.com? As you might recall, they did a website where you could upload your own music and play it from any Internet computer, but were sued and eventually settled for $200m.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3.com#My.MP3.com

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Re:[New YC startup] Listen To Your Music anywhere on the web... by rms on Saturday August 04, 2007 @09:09PM (#39448)
MP3.com stored all the music online. You gained access to a CD MP3.com had ripped by proving you owned the CD. There was no uploading involved.

The question is whether Anywhere.fm has a responsibility to police their network for illegal MP3s. It's logistically impossible to do so, but that doesn't mean the courts won't come down hard on them if they are successful.

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