Portends Massive Change For This Beleaguered Peer-To-Peer

The file-trading network is set to unveil anti-copying technology that it hopes will entice independent artists to distribute their music through the network.
StreamCast Networks, the creator of the popular Morpheus file-trading software, is set to unveil a plan Thursday that it hopes will help it become a more legitimate means of music distribution.
The company is adding new digital rights management, or anti-copying technology, to its set of software and services. It's calling for independent artists to distribute their work through the Morpheus file-trading network, using this technology to help solicit payment for their work and guard against piracy(!)
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