....Woodstock's mission comes from its belief that music, photos and other types of media lie at the core of an individual's identity, community and communications. According to Woodstock CTO, Jim Friskel, "What we watch, listen to and read defines more of who we are than our jobs or income level. These likes and dislikes become the building blocks of some of our most important relationships. The opportunity to enable the discovery of new music through the sharing of music has long been recognized as providing significant value to both consumers and music companies. The big problem has been how to do it legally and ethically, with proper user controls and without getting in the way of the user experience."

Consumers have grown frustrated with the lack of relevant sources to discover new music and are impatiently waiting for the music industry to wake up to the new business and product opportunities provided by digital music. Woodstock's goal is to cover the full spectrum of music fans, across all demographics and tastes, providing Woodstock users with great content while helping the record labels and artists expose and sell more music.

....The Woodstock PDS's Key User Benefits:
Access: A simple way to access their digital media anytime, anywhere, anyway. Our new method of accessing digital media will inherently change the way people think about and use digital media.

Sharing: Users are now able to create a community centered around their digital assets. Groups can range from friends sharing and discussing music or photos, to co-workers collaborating on an important project.

Discovery: Access and community, in turn, lead to the discovery of new information, interests and ideas. Users can discover new music, or gain a better understanding of a business project through collaboration

The program runs on Windows 98SE and all later versions of Windows and is currently available in two versions. The standard version is free and includes an MP3 and CD Player, Internet Radio, and Music Buddy P2P file lending. The Pro version also includes CD Ripping and Burning along with other enhanced features. Both products can be downloaded at http://woodstocksystems.com/download.html This would appear to be P2P with some DRM - it remains to be seen if the public will go for such restrictions.