So says TorrentFreak , in a post that in conjunction with Lifehacker seems to have rendered the new MP3-getting service unreviewable for the moment.
Described adjecterifically as a “portable, single-minded, lightning-fast MP3 search-and-download application” by the latter and defined largely by “nots” by the former, Mulve seems like it could pose challenges for anti-P2P companies seeking to gather intel on file-sharers. TorrentFreak breaks it down:
Well, Mulve is not a shared-folder type application like LimeWire and it isn’t based around BitTorrent. It isn’t a Google-search type application pulling MP3s off open directories on websites either. In fact, there is absolutely no sharing at all and files seem to come straight from servers designed for the job.
This means that users downloading with Mulve cannot be tracked by anti-P2P companies since they are doing no uploading. If it continues, a nightmare scenario for the music industry.
I can’t personally speak to download speeds, MP3 selection or sound quality, as the site remains borked at this time. But a few reviews around the web indicate Mulve is a promising alternative to services that perform similar functions. Have you had a chance to give Mulve a spin? Are you impressed?
