Anywhere.fm = 1.4 Millions songs uploaded.

Re:Anywhere.fm = 1.4 Millions songs uploaded. by nickb on Sunday August 19, 2007 @07:16PM (#44170)

As a user, I love anywhere.fm but as an investor, I'd have a qestion about its legality because of the UMG vs MP3.com case. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMG_v._MP3.com Have you guys looked into that? Seems to me that these two services are almost identical and anywhere.fm has an excellent frontend.

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Re:Anywhere.fm = 1.4 Millions songs uploaded. by anson on Sunday August 19, 2007 @08:01PM (#44176)

Excellent question! The most precise case to follow is the MyPlay case. In fact, the ex-ceo of MP3.com created a startup, similar to ours, that is protected under the results of the MyPlay case, which showed that digital locker services are kosher. In fact a quick google search shows you this space has many competitors :).

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Re:Anywhere.fm = 1.4 Millions songs uploaded. by amichail on Monday August 20, 2007 @12:13AM (#44226)

What's the logic behind this precedent? Isn't it functionally equivalent to what mp3.com offered?

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Re:Anywhere.fm = 1.4 Millions songs uploaded. by palish on Monday August 20, 2007 @12:45AM (#44231)

Logic? US courts? Does not compute.

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Re:Anywhere.fm = 1.4 Millions songs uploaded. by anson on Monday August 20, 2007 @12:56AM (#44234)

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Re:Anywhere.fm = 1.4 Millions songs uploaded. by sbraford on Monday August 20, 2007 @06:37PM (#44520)

Is it because the media files come from consumers who've already ripped their media into mp3s and upload the songs themselves?

MP3.com bought a bunch of CDs and went to town ripping them, sans license arrangements with the studios.

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