Gnutella
Written by Nullsoft (AOL / TimeWarner)
Open source “escaped” to the wild
- No development entity to sue
Distributed server model
- Akin to internet routing
- Each Gnutella client contacts another and passes on requests
- No central operational entity to sue
What does this mean for music distrib biz models?
- Copy-proof formats – but will they take hold?
- Value add to content commodities?