Aurous: The Music Industry’s New Nightmare is Now Here
If you’re the kind that pirates movies and TV, you’ll be familiar with Popcorn Time, a insanely user-friendly way to get video almost instantly. The music industry has been watching Popcorn Time closely, fearful that someone might launch a similar service for music.
Well, someone has. Aurous, the industry’s new nightmare, has launched as a public alpha. It looks and acts much like Spotify does, grabbing media from torrent sites.
Expect to hear a lot about Aurous from a bunch of different directions. More details here. Meanwhile, Aurous says they’ll ignore all cease and desist orders.
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