February 10, 2005
Legal music file sharing launched for mobiles
Mobile firm Melodeo has unveiled a new peer-to-peer music-sharing feature using BlueTooth technology, reports Net Impeperative
Mobile operators are able to deploy Melodeo technology on their networks to offer their subscribers access to Melodeo's music library provided by Warner Music Group and other record labels.
Users can send a selected track to another user with a Melodeo-enabled mobile phone located within BlueTooth range.
The song file, which is DRM protected, pops up on the recipient's mobile phone and they can listen to a 30 second preview of the song. If the person likes it, they can choose to but it and the Melodeo server then sends a decryption key via the carrier's network to unlock the song, and bill the purchase to the recipient's account.
The Melodeo peer-to-peer system will also be used to send music as a gift, with the charges billed to the sender's account. The firm said is also considering give customers “recommend a friend” rewards.
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