Word: scours
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...While Scour the company may be on its last legs, its technology--and dream--will likely live on. So far, two companies, Listen.com and Centerspan Communications, have bid on Scour's assets in the hopes of incorporating the company's peer-to-peer offering into their existing businesses...
According to Centerspan Corporate Marketing Manager Keith Halasy, Scour's already-developed technology, huge user base and valuable brand name make it enticing to a company like Centerspan, which is developing its own peer-to-peer product...
Tentatively named C-star, the program will allow users to swap music, video and other entertainment files and chat with each other. Unlike Scour Exchange, however, the company says it will provide a variety of copyright management schemes and fee structures that content producers can choose for the material they make available through C-star...
Sean Garrett, a Listen.com spokesperson, says it is too early discuss how his company would leverage Scour's assets. He indicated, however, that the peer-to-peer software would be used in some form...
Companies may place bids for Scour's assets until Dec. 5. On Dec. 12, companies whose bids have been approved by the Los Angeles bankruptcy court will be able to take part in a competitive auction...