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However, faced with a lawsuit that drained its financial resources and scared away potential investors, Scour was recently forced to file for bankruptcy, striking a blow to peer-to-peer enthusiasts and the future of video on the Internet...

Author: By David S. Stolzar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Scour Play | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

...while students bemoan the loss of the Scour Exchange platform, at least two companies are now bidding for Scour's assets, hoping to revive the company's software and tap into the revenue potential they say still exists in the online digital media sphere...

Author: By David S. Stolzar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Scour Play | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

Using the Scour Media Agent, users could gain access to a wide range of media hosted by other servers and websites. The program, however, was less reliable than those based on the peer-to-peer paradigm--such as Napster--which allow users to download files directly from other clients who were also logged into to the service...

Author: By David S. Stolzar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Scour Play | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

...summer of 1999, Scour gained the backing of Michael Ovitz, former Disney president and Hollywood agent--a development that industry analysts thought might help it gain the support of the movie industry...

Author: By David S. Stolzar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Scour Play | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

Then, in the spring of 2000, after Napster rocked the music industry with its MusicShare software, Scour released its own peer-to-peer program, the Scour Exchange. With the tagline, "Mine! Mine! It's all mine! Music. Movies. Pictures.," Scour Exchange gained an estimated user base of 5 million...

Author: By David S. Stolzar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Scour Play | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

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