] The overall technology is designed to plug into other
] software or services and identify songs that are being
] swapped on a network, sources familiar with the company
] say. In a peer-to-peer network, a piece of software using
] Fanning's technology would have to get authorization from
] Snocap before downloading a song, for example.
]
] Sources said Snocap itself is not a filter, although some
] in the record industry see it as proof that existing
] file-trading networks can have copyright-friendly filters
] applied to them, blocking unauthorized transmissions.
] Services that use Snocap's technology will not be allowed
] to have pirated material swapped alongside the authorized
] versions of songs.
]
] Snocap itself will offer a range of different services to
] record companies and other customers, including the
] creation of a "warehouse" of authorized music that can
] help "seed" peer-to-peer networks with content.

Snocap is coming around the bend, and it can only be a good thing.

Will "warez client" soon imply only UI style? I wouldn't count on it..