[Playlist] How to avoid music download?

[Petr Tomasek]

On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 05:50:00PM -0300, José Renato wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I would like to know if it is possible to build a playlist avoiding 
> direct file referece. Because now we have:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <playlist version="1" xmlns="http://xspf.org/ns/0/">
>  <trackList>
>      <track><location>http://example.com/song_1.mp3</location></track>
>  </trackList>
> </playlist>
> 
> In that case anyone could save the playlist file and copy location. 
> Finally you can download it. Is it possible to use a Java Servlet, for 
> example, to delivery the mp3 content based on previous session 
> information as streaming? Is there another aproach to avoid music download?

I don't understand, why do you want to abuse the XSPF, if you don't want
the users to download your songs!

Either use an open technology in an open manner (letting the user do whatever he wants)
or use some shity closed (and patented) technologies if you want to just make the "bussines"...

P.T.

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Petr Tomasek <http://www.etf.cuni.cz/~tomasek>