[p2p-research] Fwd: [fcf_discussion] Supporting The Minister of Science and Technology of Portugal' statement

[Michel Bauwens]

it seems to me that generally speaking, a realistic model that could emerge
is to have commons protected through trusts, and in case of depletable
commons, they could contract out 'market' and other usage through contracts,

Michel

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 12:34 AM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com> wrote:

>  On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> sounds like you are advocating DRM, unpopular already for paid items, for
>> free items?
>>
>> it may be a technical solution, but I doubt it will be very popular
>> amongst the sharing community,
>>
>> Michel
>>
>>   On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I actually think there is a relatively simple cloud computing answer to
>>> this problem.
>>>
>>> It would be fairly easy to have a location where a list of valid serial
>>> keys would be deployed.  These could be traded as need be...essentially a
>>> token.  False use of a token would block the using system from again using
>>> that software until certain administrative procedures were undertaken within
>>> the cloud.  Double machine use, etc. would constitute false use.
>>>
>>> This would be a relatively interesting commons...sort of an open iTunes.
>>> People in the primary and in the after market could then charge whatever
>>> they wanted for a valid key (including no charge)...much as the used book
>>> sale function works on Amazon.com.
>>>
>>> This would be simple...easy, voluntary and obviously open to people
>>> offering whatever they want for free.  Once you own a key (which is in
>>> essence a contract)...you own the right to execute code, see code, or
>>> whatever a key entitles you to on the cloud.
>>> The code won't execute without a valid key, etc.  Keys must be renewed
>>> every 7 days by a touch to the cloud that registers an IP address and
>>> machine ID or changes a random number assignment.
>>>
>>> Ryan
>>>
>>>   On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 3:20 AM, Michel Bauwens <
>>> michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>
>
> Yes.  But the difference is that the contract is cleared through a co-op
> rather than being Org to Individual.  Thus, barterning, credits,
> non-traditional currencies, etc. all become easily adapted to this.  Perhaps
> that is a final state or an intemediate one to things demanded by those who
> do not accept or like the idea of IP.
>
>
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