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by rms 6887 days ago
MP3.com stored all the music online. You gained access to a CD MP3.com had ripped by proving you owned the CD. There was no uploading involved.

The question is whether Anywhere.fm has a responsibility to police their network for illegal MP3s. It's logistically impossible to do so, but that doesn't mean the courts won't come down hard on them if they are successful.