Anthony and I chatted about this idea of his a few weeks ago, and today he wonders aloud about Muxtape and if, perhaps, taking it open-source would save it from the inevitable legal problems looming…

Muxtape… [will become the] undisputed leaders in the space and will be able to define and develop it as they choose.  There also won’t be anyone who can get them to stop. 

I also hear people LOVE finding related mixtapes and discovering new ones their friends have uploaded. A site that indexed all open sourced Muxtape installs and offered extra value on top of that could be hugely valuable.  Naturally, Muxtape, as the creators of the app, are best positioned to offer exactly this sort of service.

That sounds a little like Hype Machine for Muxtapes, and I think Anthony’s probably onto something there.