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lifehacker.com — Share any song in your iTunes library and download any song from your friends' iTunes libraries over the internet with freeware application Mojo.

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  • EdmontonEh, on 03/20/2008, -2/+76Sounds too good to be true?...
    • 9mileshigh, on 03/20/2008, -16/+7not really, there are lots of programs that do the same thing and have been out for years
      • PimpinOnWelfare, on 03/20/2008, -5/+10prove it.
        • HonoredMule, on 03/20/2008, -0/+6One of the oldest: apache

          Install on the machine with the music, set up an alias, similar to this:

          Alias /MyMusic "[path to itunes directory]"
          <Directory "[path to itunes directory]">
          AllowOverride None
          Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
          Order allow,deny
          Allow from all
          </Directory>


          Use a dynamic dns service and forward port 80 on your router, and now anyone can check out your music with a web browser or music player that can scrape web links. I typically fetch my music from work with Songbird this way.

          Now this assumes you're not stupid enough to keep a library full of DRM'd music just because the company that sells it has a really cool persona...
          • itsthebrod, on 03/20/2008, -3/+3Oh is that all? That's a piece of cake!
          • bobthegreat1224, on 03/20/2008, -3/+2Apache's not exactly a music player/media manager. I think this circumnavigates the point a bit.
          • stoppedcode12, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2The point is the share your music, which is exactly what apache will do for you.
      • maexus, on 03/20/2008, -2/+2I believe Simply Media let you download at one time. Current you can stream from your friends library using this. iTunes used to let you stream from shared libraries over the lan but they took out the feature.
    • Virgule, on 03/20/2008, -2/+3yes
    • Agenda, on 03/20/2008, -2/+7Depends on the bit-rate.
    • jabberwolf, on 03/20/2008, -3/+3You'll soon be hearing from Apple's attorney's !!
      • wphj, on 03/20/2008, -0/+12Apostrophes aren't just for when you say "Oh *****, here comes an S"
  • bakerster, on 03/20/2008, -2/+14anyone wanna try this? lets give this a go. pm me w/ username
  • mikenike192, on 03/20/2008, -1/+50The windows beta version doesnt support over the internet right now... but the Mac version does :)
    • PimpinOnWelfare, on 03/20/2008, -0/+7im on xp and i can't even make it to the mojo ui w/o errors/crashes. i'll wait for a stable windows client, give it a chance to catch on too.
    • tcpip4lyfe, on 03/20/2008, -9/+7Can you play COD4 on that mac?
      • asuraci, on 03/20/2008, -3/+3Is there a point in that comment?
        • samgab, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2Something about there being 4 less fish on a Mac than a Windows PC?
      • rauz, on 03/20/2008, -1/+7Yes he can. At least if it's an Intel.
      • pizzas, on 03/20/2008, -1/+4yes
      • tcpip4lyfe, on 03/21/2008, -2/+2It was an honest question.
        • rauz, on 03/21/2008, -1/+1Then I'm sorry if my comment came out kinda harsh, it's just that I'm so used to hearing people say Mac's don't have any games while, in fact, they can play more games than most other computers since they can run all Windows games AND all the games for Mac OS X.
          And before someone asks, yes there are quite a few games for Mac OS X too, granted most of them are indie shareware or freeware.
  • corporalclegg24, on 03/20/2008, -0/+20This is amazing, works perfect, like iChats interface but you just download their music easily.
  • wigging, on 03/20/2008, -0/+3Nice to know it works! Haven't had time to try it yet.
  • kurupttek, on 03/20/2008, -11/+3OK so this cool but um I'.still iffy about it but look at this vid
    http://deusty.com/screencasts/screencast1.php
  • rebotfc, on 03/20/2008, -1/+5This is actually pretty neat, looks like it's very straight forward and easy to setup.
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  • dharasick, on 03/20/2008, -1/+14Windows working for y'all?
    • PimpinOnWelfare, on 03/20/2008, -1/+3nope, error, then crash.
      hopefully with attention from digg they will get working on a stable version for windows.
    • MyExSucks, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1Mine's working, but there's nobody else on my network right now... I can't wait to get back to school after spring break. That means like 1,000 people on my network right away. sweeeet
  • Vhaeos, on 03/20/2008, -0/+9Damnit I wish that it wasn't over LAN only. I guess it'd work if you set up a network over hamachi. But that's kind of a hassle.
    Here's the link to the windows beta, since it's kind of buried;
    http://deusty.com/forum/index.php?topic=32.0
  • praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -1/+5I draw little ketchup happy faces on my mojo potatoes.
  • chris9902, on 03/20/2008, -5/+121Lawsuit in 3...2...
  • macwac, on 03/20/2008, -2/+17How long before the RIAA starts sharing files and handing out subpoenas?
    • vicsvenge, on 03/20/2008, -0/+24when's the last time you were on the same LAN network as the RIAA?
  • moletimer, on 03/20/2008, -7/+2That sounds 'crazy-cool'.
  • liquidmetalband, on 03/20/2008, -16/+1Or you could just copy and paste songs on MSN...
    • zongamin, on 03/20/2008, -0/+13I can see how that would be more convenient than being able to browse someones entire library, listen to and download any song....
      You ***** idiot.
    • Agenda, on 03/20/2008, -0/+9Oh YEAH! And get a 5kb/s download rate with a limit of 5 downloads at a time. GENIUS!
  • muxton, on 03/20/2008, -1/+29Only problem with it I can see is the file names it generates ! The original filename is lost and the downloaded files have names such as A2C86639114885A1.mp3....
    Pity it could generate a meaningful name, it restores the original MP3 tag info so I dont see why it couldnt use that to create filename ?

    • PimpinOnWelfare, on 03/20/2008, -1/+29maybe that is a good thing ;)
    • Gabberwok, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1There are programs to fix file names and even tags. Shouldn't be too much of a problem.
    • fuxjoey, on 03/20/2008, -1/+13as long as the name appear in itunes, then i dont really care about the filename.
      • counterplex, on 03/20/2008, -0/+9You can configure iTunes to store all files named after the ID3 tags.
      • phronko, on 03/20/2008, -1/+2What happens when you stop using iTunes? Or start using something that doesn't support ID tags? Unlikely maybe...but what if you need to locate or move a file by searching for its file name?
        It just seems messy to me to have random filenames that can only be identified by digging for information buried within the file itself.
        • thepxc, on 03/20/2008, -1/+1With Amarok, you can either select the files and "Copy files to Collection/Move files to Collection" which will organize them as it moves them, or select the songs in your collection and right click and select "manage files" and then "organize N files" where N is the number of files.

          PS: Amarok can access iTunes shares, and Firefly Media Server mt-daapd can serve them. Linux users don't have to be left out. :-)
    • kmotiv1, on 03/20/2008, -1/+2Just set itunes to name and organize your files based on their tags. problem solved
  • hadak, on 03/20/2008, -4/+21I've been able to do this better for a long time using a program called myTunes. (It's a java program. Cross platform. Look it up.)
    • jcasaurus, on 03/20/2008, -1/+11You mean OurTunes? I'm pretty sure OurTunes hasn't been working for a while now.
      • hadak, on 03/20/2008, -1/+1*****. I dunno. That might be it. My laptop is in the car, otherwise I'd check for you. I didn't know that it wasn't working - I haven't felt the need to rape someone's music library lately. I prefer to just ask them, or limewire it.
    • tkidBOSTON, on 03/20/2008, -0/+14Look it up? Okay...

      http://mytunes.en.softonic.com/
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyTunes

      Ps. Windows only and sounds like it only works on itunes versions before 7.x
    • dontswimtoshore, on 03/20/2008, -1/+16welcome to 2 years ago.
  • mrynit, on 03/20/2008, -3/+15Yar, har, fiddle di dee. If you love to sail the sea, You are a pirate!
  • connizzle, on 03/20/2008, -8/+3IT'S A TRAP!
  • ssj2119, on 03/20/2008, -2/+1Srsly - I'm watching this one, I would like to see what repercussions this has - isn't this digital distribution, ala peer-to-peer?
    • Lyph5, on 03/20/2008, -3/+4Even if this was illegal (I believe it could be argued to be the same as allowing a friend to borrow a CD while you keep a copy, aka fair use) how would you get nabbed? It's a whitelist system, meaning that you'd have to invite someone who worked for the RIAA into your group to get caught. And even then, you could argue that since they were openly sharing their library, and they're the copyright holders, that all you did was accept gifts from the RIAA.
    • scoutmasterEd, on 03/20/2008, -0/+0I was thinking the exact same thing. This is hitting that gray area!
  • shmatt, on 03/20/2008, -0/+25ftfa- "it's fully ready to go on Macs, and currently in beta for Windows"
    haven't heard that one in a while outside of Cupertino...
  • chrissku, on 03/20/2008, -26/+136Hillary Clinton sucks.
    • Agenda, on 03/20/2008, -11/+2Agreed!
    • Darkneuros, on 03/20/2008, -25/+7Why can you make a comment completely unrelated to the article and get dug up while I make a comment that directly relates and get dug down? Something just isn't right here. Election frenzy rhetoric should be taken to a a post / forum discussing politics, not tech.
      • bobthegreat1224, on 03/20/2008, -2/+17Sorry kid, you're at the whim of the masses. There is no prevailing logic but that of the fickle wind.

        Deal with it.
    • Gndoab, on 03/20/2008, -1/+518 - 1
    • parkermauney, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2I like the way you talk.
    • secleinteer, on 03/20/2008, -3/+1iTunes sucks.
    • celkin, on 03/20/2008, -0/+5Soulja Boy sucks.
  • wafflesomd, on 03/20/2008, -14/+2I don't want DRM, low quality crap from other people.
    • Yodzilla, on 03/20/2008, -0/+31Well, every song in my library is ripped at 192 from source disk. Just because it's in iTunes doesn't mean it was downloaded from iTunes. Stop being a dick.
      • astrotrain, on 03/20/2008, -2/+4192 kbps is the new '128 kbps' of 2000.. iTunes bus stops there...
    • Sibre, on 03/20/2008, -0/+5It shows you which songs are DRM'd...just don't download the songs highlighted in red.

      As far as quality...well, if they ripped it themselves, then you can hope they ripped in high quality.
    • zongamin, on 03/20/2008, -0/+3You are an idiot - you do understand that itunes os not just for itunes store purchases? i've got over 17,000 tracks not one is DRM. You complete tool.
  • greenmountain, on 03/20/2008, -10/+1Steve-O ain't gonna be happy about this.
    His secure/closed system is now utterly shredded.
    Good job. I didn't see this coming,at all.
    ************
    Obvious concerns..
    Could Apple end up with a record of all of this?
    How much usage feedback does iTunes provide?
    Do folks have to register with Apple,login etc,to use it?
    (never used it)



    • sea5ons, on 03/20/2008, -0/+3Actually, it has nothing to do with the DRM ---- the DRM isn't circumvented by this. It's always been possible to move the itunes FILES to other computers ---- but getting them to play required authorization. Some hacks have come and gone that defeated the DRM, but that's an ongoing tug of war.
    • DreKor, on 03/20/2008, -1/+6It took me a second to realize you meant Steve Jobs and not that giant douche who hurts himself for money.
    • zongamin, on 03/20/2008, -2/+2It simply shares the items in your itunes folder with someone else - it doesn't use Itunes to do it.

      ***** nut.
  • mtnagel, on 03/20/2008, -1/+5Does anyone else have a problem with this Q&A from their FAQ?
    "Can I connect to a different server besides the one Deusty provides?
    Mojo has currently only been tested with our own server."
    I don't think I want every song I download or upload to be going through there server. Or am I just being paranoid?
    • Virgule, on 03/20/2008, -1/+8"if you feel paranoid over a piece of software you are probably right"
      --some guy from somewhere
    • MacParrot, on 03/20/2008, -0/+7I am NOT PARANOID! Why are you all against me?
  • jcasaurus, on 03/20/2008, -0/+6Finally, a decent replacement for OurTunes.
  • mtnagel, on 03/20/2008, -1/+1Is it possible to search with this or just browse? My library is enormous and it would be tedious to have to browse through it.
    • zongamin, on 03/20/2008, -4/+8Heres a ***** idea - why don't you download it yourself and see you lazy *****.
  • thanatosys, on 03/20/2008, -1/+1thanatosys same as here, same as anywhere.
  • brimg87, on 03/20/2008, -1/+2Weird, I was just trying to figure out last night how my roomate and I could share music on our itunes libraries. Guess the music gods came to the rescue!
    • KSUdesigner, on 03/20/2008, -0/+6iTunes will share your libraries without a third party app if you're both on the same network. You just need to activate sharing, located in preferences.
      • klax89, on 03/20/2008, -1/+4But not actually downloading the music, just streaming it . . .
  • Darkneuros, on 03/20/2008, -10/+4OK, 10 % = Mac users, the fact it doesn't work on Windows yet might have been relevant information, just saying...
  • molezooka, on 03/20/2008, -1/+11When do we get iphone/ipod touch App?
    • lougoose, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1Well, won't get an official one, because Apple isn't giving developers access to the iPod part of iPhone or iPod touch.
  • josh68684, on 03/20/2008, -10/+2My butt is itchy
  • willwill100, on 03/20/2008, -9/+3heres a video of it in action on windows http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
    • Agenda, on 03/20/2008, -2/+6That is a flash video of singer Rick Astley singing an '80's hit chart-topper, Never Gonna Give You Up on the danish YouTube web-site on the Information Superhighway called the Internet.
  • stackered, on 03/20/2008, -2/+2Looks sick but gotta keep it with friends, probably has security loopholes...
  • Agenda, on 03/20/2008, -12/+4***** THE RIAA!
  • meepzork, on 03/20/2008, -3/+2anyone know how to share an itunes library on a LAN but passing through a router? i want to be able to connect to a shared library i have on a server in my garage so that i can control it in front row. For various reasons I had to put a router between me and the server and i cant figure out how to get bonjour or whatever to pass through the router...

    This looks like it would work but i dont want to have to go through the internet to get ot my garage...
    • thepxc, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2P-P-P-PORT FORWARDING! Forward the relevant ports on your router to your garage machine, and tell your local computer to look for the share on the router (tell it the router's address is the server address).

      or use a VPN so they act like they're on the same physical network.
  • joshharvey, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1I was up and working for about an hour yesterday... but now it says "unavailable".....
  • r04dki11, on 03/20/2008, -2/+1I've been using this app for a little over a year now and its solid! I was able to use my own jabber server to set up a roster for myself and it works like a charm!
  • thanatosys, on 03/20/2008, -0/+5I seem to be having trouble connecting, is this happening to anybody else?
    • sq2shooter, on 03/20/2008, -0/+3Yes. It says that it can't connect.
  • Gabberwok, on 03/20/2008, -1/+13Any bets on how quickly this gets broken by a new iTunes update?
    • r04dki11, on 03/20/2008, -0/+3It has lasted through numerous iTunes updates thus far.
    • budda, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2but they also didn't have thismuch traffic, and i'm sure someone from apple will see it eventually
    • zongamin, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1It doesn't require itunes to be loaded in order to work - it just uses your itunes library file.
      So I'll take that bet you fool.
  • pox05, on 03/20/2008, -3/+1looks like you need itunes on both ends, I am not allowed to listen to my ipod at work, nor am i allowed to install itunes, i just want to stream my itunes over the internet (in a browser) to myself, with the option to sort through it and pick what i want to hear.
    • shredswithpiks, on 03/20/2008, -0/+4if you aren't allowed to listen to an ipod or install itunes, what makes you think it's ok with your company to stream music in a browser?
      • pox05, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1because i can listen to pandora, i just want my OWN music in place of it.
    • Darkneuros, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2You need orb, Orb will link to a music library and stream to almost anything. And I don't think you need to install anything on your work pc, just log in and it all works in a browser.
    • vawksel, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1use http://jukefly.com if you can't install anything at work.
  • 3amboo, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2so is this dorm safe? i need my music!
    • deadnoob, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2get dc++. if your school doesnt have a hub, make one and tell EVERYONE to share. on my schools hub we have about 30 terabytes of music/movies
      • readerofbooks, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1DC++ FTW 1Mb/s+ dls 1Mb/s up i luv it
  • swazo, on 03/20/2008, -0/+3Works fine here on Mac OS X. Just grabbed tons of files off my dorm mates.
    • tba2287, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1The RIAA would like to see your IP address now.
      • klax89, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1Does this remove any protection?
        • tba2287, on 03/20/2008, -0/+3The RIAA doesn't spend time chasing people's online comments because a comment alone doesn't prove that you did anything or even have the software. However, if they REALLY thought they had a realistic chance of litigation (possibly if you use your Digg username on TPB or Limewire), then their lawyers would threaten Kevin and Alex with a DMCA subpoena to get your IP address to see if it matches what is shown on p2p.
          However, if they resort to doing that, then it would mean you didn't pony up the $3-4k, since they only do this sort of sleuthing once a settlement is rejected.
        • ghinch, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1What does Alex have to do with Digg the site? Diggnation is a separate entity. Notice all the episodes where Kevin talks about stuff going on at Digg, and Alex responds with the curious interest of someone who is not directly involved.
  • BlackFox187, on 03/20/2008, -3/+1apocrathia@deusty.com
    hit me up kids
  • Gummo98, on 03/20/2008, -1/+2I hear the RIAA knocking.
  • JNNili, on 03/20/2008, -1/+1Anybody know transfer speeds?
  • mortey, on 03/20/2008, -1/+1Link is down for me. Here is working site http://www.deusty.com/software/
  • cbittle, on 03/20/2008, -1/+1Wait... Peer to peer file sharing of music over the internet?! ... Okay, all cynicism aside, I am jealous I didn't think of writing this app, or at least help with it during its development. I recall writing a similar application for the Xbox, making it think you were connected via LAN to other Xboxes which were actually across the net. Good times....
    • PrettyMuchBryce, on 03/20/2008, -0/+3QUICK INTO THE TIME MACHINE MARTY
  • vawksel, on 03/20/2008, -1/+1Something a little more legal, try http://jukefly.com

    You can share your itunes playlists, but you do it more radio broadcast style rules so the RIAA don't come knockin.
  • Georgy, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1And still we complain how evil the RIAA is....
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