Gene Hoffman, GoodNoise co-founder and CEO, downplays record industry concern about copyrights and royalties online. But this is not as heavy as these music artists are afraid of. My friend might give me a copy of Eudora Pro, for example, and I'll use it, and if I like it, I'm probably going to buy the new version. He added that GoodNoise will be distributing its own properties as well, partly to show that there's money to be made. The Palo Alto, Calif., startup plans to have its first titles on the market by late summer.
Observers are less optimistic.
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