May 06, 2005

EMI signs with Snocap

Shawn Fannings new company just signed EMI as one of its labels. He already has Universal and Sony BMG.
Snocap, headed by Napster founder Shawn Fanning, identifies songs by their digital "fingerprints" and determines how copyright holders want them to be used. For example, a music label could authorize an up-and-coming single to be freely distributed, or to play three times before requiring payment. authorized music download link

Posted by keefner at May 6, 2005 06:01 PM