Submitted by: en_ezymny
Source: http://news.cnet.com/
While Napster just saved their butt, and can continue for a while, other people are using the technology to find other ways of distributing software and in this case ROM's. But it can also be used for swapping other files, so there's not much difference from Scour and CuteMX.
New Napster Like Service enables game swapping The site, called RomNet, permits participants to exchange software copied from video game cartridge chips called ROM, or read-only memory. The software extracted from ROM can then be played on personal computers using emulation software such as UltraHLE. While sites already exist from which people can download games, RomNet offers the same sort of flea market ambience that Napster brought to MP3 music files. Instead of only being able to find games at a central server, people can browse for games located on any and all of the computers hooked into RomNet. In addition, because the files aren't stored on a central server, it becomes more difficult for developers to crack down on software pirates. |
Only this may scare some people:
One potential concern with the RomNet software is that it displays the Internet addresses of people sharing files--information that participants who are worried about copyright enforcement aren't likely to want broadcast. |
