acoustic fingerprinting

[gravisman]

why is there no identifying fingerprint feature that can be enabled/disabled in limewire for audio files? it seems this would open up a multitude of possibilities to users of limewire exchanging files over gnutella. we wouldn't have to rely on metadata such as file names or ID3 tags to identify files, and we could also resume downloads from other users that have a matching fingerprint. there are also many applications for music discovery that could come out of implementing such a future.

what's the status of the fingerprinting scene anyway? I know MusicBrainz was maintaining an open source database of them, many of the other fingerprinting companies went down with the dot bomb crash. relatable partnered with napster a while ago, and I think is still going. cantametrix and etantrum went out of business, maybe there are some assets left over limewire could license with proceeds from sales of limewire pro?

anyone know? any ideas? am i smoking crack?

-justin