Comment on Google Music ServiceparentComments−cake15yWhoa, that quiet ridiculous. Why wouldn't they hash/check the files before ? Is there any good reason ?−dminor15yhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMG_v._MP3.com−smhinsey15yIt's probably some sort of tactical play to keep the record labels from shutting them down.−jcampbell115yYou are probably right, though they should just call it "distributed hash compression technology for super-fast uploads", rather than "if we already have a copy of that song, it doesn't need to be re-uploaded".
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Whoa, that quiet ridiculous. Why wouldn't they hash/check the files before ? Is there any good reason ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMG_v._MP3.com
It's probably some sort of tactical play to keep the record labels from shutting them down.
You are probably right, though they should just call it "distributed hash compression technology for super-fast uploads", rather than "if we already have a copy of that song, it doesn't need to be re-uploaded".