An interesting quote: "I believe that, in the practical absence of law, ethics are going to make a major comeback on the Net. In an environment of dense connection, where much of what we do and say is recorded, preserved, and easily discovered, ethical behavior becomes less a matter of self-imposed virtue and more a matter of horizontal social pressure." -- ZbigniewLukasiak
Review of "Promises to Keep", a book about alternative payment methods for music : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/28/fisher_promises_to_keep/
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Makes me realize that the smart thing to do for the private content people, is to make their content available to search engines, through maybe a web-service. For example, suppose your database provided a fricaseed list of all the words on a page (but disordered) The outside world can't get the content, but cab index it.
Some musicians are becoming "fine-artists" selling expensive, rare limited edition copies of their music to wealthy collectors. : http://astralnauts.tribe.net/thread/152ae278-e2dc-4726-afae-dddadc9e753c?newpostingid=e9b6998a-5efc-4d82-9cb6-705528557150#e9b6998a-5efc-4d82-9cb6-705528557150 (See als LuxurySector)
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