Audible Magic P2P

Sony Music to Aid Audible Magic P2P Anti-Piracy System

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 1, 2004 - 3:44pm.
Los Gatos, Calif. -- Audible Magic, a developer of audio fingerprinting technology that the company says can filter copyrighted content on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks, has announced an agreement with major record label Sony Music. Under the terms, Sony will provide Los Gatos, Calif.-based Audible Magic with data on its song library so that its tracks are filtered out for users of Audible Magic's system; Sony also licensed Audible Magic's filtering technology for its own internal use. The two companies also said they will collaborate on an anti-piracy system targeted at universities.