C|NET reports, "Mercora's software also automatically streams music from an individual's hard drive, making each member of the network a broadcaster."

"..the services could one day turn into something akin to free, on-demand request radio."

"During the dot-com boom, companies such as Launch Media and Musicmatch (both now owned by Yahoo) and MTVi all vied to create interactive radio services. These provided substantial listener control, which ultimately lead to legal fights with the record industry."

"You can listen to Clear Channel in Santa Cruz, and it's the same Clear Channel in New York, and it's crap," he said.