OpenNap P2P file sharing returns …
p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- The original Napster P2P file sharing service comprised a protocol which let users to move files computer to computer.
Music industry pressure buried it in 2001. But soon after, it was disinterred as a pale facsimile of its former self and is today owned by Best Buy which, after spending $121 million to buy what amounts to little more than a name, is determined to become the first concern to actually make money out of the file sharing app that started it all.
But it’s too late for Napster to become anything more than just another overpriced, understocked download ’service’.
Meanwhile, “OpenNap is a peer-to-peer service server,” explains the Wikipedia.
“It was created as an open source Napster server, extending the Napster protocol to allow sharing of any media type, and adds the ability to link servers together,” it says, going on OpenNap suffered the same fate as Napster, closing shop after being threatened by Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music’s RIAA.
It’s now being brought back to life as OpenNap 2.0 and is slated to start development next year.
But only if it satisfies the RIAA.
“We feel that it was time to allow sharing but have it setup so that copyrights were protected,” say the developers on the OpenNap revival site. ”
The current release is under development, says the team going on »»»
We have plans to release this protocol in 2010. Right now we’re still developing certain aspects of the project.
OpenNap is being developed for the following Operating Systems:
- POSIX systems: Linux, MAC OSX, UNIX, OpenSolari
Napster Clients
As of 2009, all clones using the original OpenNap protocol have been removed and discontinued. We’re not supporting the old protocol due to violations of the RIAA. Any attempt to download the old protocol will result as being non-supported.
We encourage development of new generation clients to use this protocol and to improve upon the work done here.
Downloads
Original downloads of the OpenNap protcol have been removed and destroyed to comply with the RIAA legal challenge. No attempt will be made to use the original code.
And Oh Yes – “We will if needed shut down this project if it doesn’t satisfy the RIAA requirements.”
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
$121 million – Best Buy — new Napster owner, September 15, 2008
November, 2009
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