Snocap starts testing selling music online

Napster creator Sean Fanning made news when he announced that he was working on a new software project under a new brand name Snocap which would enable making it easier for music bands to sell music online.

The company has now started testing this new service, which aims at enabling the bands to sell music through popular online websites like the MySpace.com network.

Their Linx service has been developed keeping in mind the needs of online retailers who wants to sell music on the net.

They have already signed on deals with music industry groups including Universal Music, Sony BMG, EMI Group and Warner Music.

They already have one band named The Format using their services to sell music in unencrypted MP3 format through MySpace.com service.