Network security company Palisade Systems this week will launch software that can identify and block copyrighted songs as they are being traded online.
Created by software firm Audible Magic and backed strongly by the Recording Industry Association of America, the song-filtering software has already triggered interest in Washington, D.C., along with strong skepticism in the peer-to-peer world and among some students and universities.
Palisade’s new tool is the fruit of a cross-licensing deal struck early in the year, which also gave Audible Magic rights to use Palisade’s network-monitoring technology to offer a similar product. Palisade executives say their university customers in particular are interested in the song-blocking capabilities.
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