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Re: DRM technology and policy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric Rescorla)
Mon Apr 28 13:04:46 2003
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To: Bill Frantz <frantz@pwpconsult.com>
Cc: Derek Atkins <derek@ihtfp.com>, cryptography@metzdowd.com
Reply-To: EKR <ekr@rtfm.com>
From: Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com>
Date: 28 Apr 2003 09:19:37 -0700
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Bill Frantz <frantz@pwpconsult.com> writes:
> Here are some revenue models for each of these classes:
>
> Class 1: Schneier's Street Performer Protocol (SPP) should work nicely.
> That is, take contributions until enough money is received and then release
> a new recording/story/poem/essay.
I don't actually believe this. As far as I can tell, the SPP doesn't
adequately address the free rider problem. Sure, I'd be willing to pay
$5 (or whatever) to see a new Motorhead album released, but the
probability that it's my $5 that pushes us over the limit is so low
that it's a dominant strategy to simply wait for everyone else to
pitch in. Of course, everyone can engage in the same reasoning,
and that's the problem.
-Ekr
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