We recently covered one of the most successful free VoIP applications, Skype, that has revolutionized the long distance industry. As more and more users connect to through broadband, not only can voice be effectively transmitted with acceptable quality, but now video is also quickly following suite.

PPLive is one of the first applications to test the tepid waters of free, on-demand television over the Internet. The Net, and computing in general, has always depended on these intrepid explorers who push the technical and legal boundaries in order to clear the way for more robust, mainstream applications.