MashBoxx: Authorized P2P Downloads
Mashboxx is the first p2p application that offers music downloads authorized by major record labels. This week Mashboxx finalized their deal with SONY BMG.
The Mashboxx client connects to the major filesharing networks (no specifics), and recognizes songs that are authorized for trade, monetization or blocking. Thus, a search for your favorite artist will return authorized free songs and (more likely) paid downloads. All other content is filtered.
Paid downloads will cost $0.99 per song. Mashboxx offers a “try before you buy” mechanism to check out songs before you decide to buy. You have the option to preview the full song 5 times, after that previewing is limited to 30 seconds.
And the DRM? If you decide to buy/download a song, you have the right to copy it to 5 other pc’s, and burned onto CD up to seven times. Copying the songs to windows media compatible portable players is unlimited.
