January 11, 2007
New app enables music streaming to PCs
A new online music service lets people share music stored on their PCs with other computer users or those with Web-enabled mobile phones, reports Reuters .
"Using the free Avvenue Music Player launching this week, users can select tracks they wish to share and send links to friends via e-mail. Recipients click on the link to listen to the songs for up to five days on standard Web browsers.
To share songs, users also must download and install the Avvenu software — the beta version allows users to share up to 250 tracks for free through Avvenu's servers, though direct sharing imposes no limits.
... Avvenu officials insist their service is legal because recipients don't retain copies of songs — the streams only work when there's an Internet connection, and only for five days."
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