Bertelsmann will soon launch their decentralized peer-to-peer network GNAB (bang) to Germany by the end of the year and other countries in 2006. The source files will be hosted on centralized servers, consumers only have access to the system when they go through a particular partner or company.
According to the German news portal Heise the files will be DRM protected and a centralized licensing-system will ensure that no copyright violations occur.

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