p2pnet.net News:- When is p2p not p2p?

When Germany`s BMG (Bertelsmann) gets into it.

BMG was the first corporate owner of Napster and it’s still being sued by its partners in crime for alleged copyright violation.

But once bitten, not shy, apparently, because this month BMG’s Arvato subsidiary will launch GNAB, an interesting pseudo-p2p application..

“There is no relation between GNAB and Napster, EContent has Arvato spokesman Gernot Wolf saying. Not a single line of Napster code was used while developing GNAB.”

What sets GNAB apart is that it combines centralized and decentralized download, says the story, and, “we think we are unique in combining the two,” states Wolf. The combination “opens new possibilities for the delivery and protection of content”.

DRM, in other words.

To, “share in the power and convenience of GNAB’s P2P network, one has to become an authorized part of that network through registration,” with all that implies.

And then the punch-line:

“Unfortunately, this centralized registration that enables DRM requires a big sacrifice. One must give up what is perhaps P2P’s most popular feature – file sharing.”

Stay tuned.

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See:-
EContent – Bertelsmann Gives P2P Another Try, May 31, 2005

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