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Originally Posted by NatCh
Here's a half-baked one, though. How about a combination membership and subscription type model. The membership/subscription would be really cheap or even free. Being a member allows you to purchase content (whatever that is) at reasonable prices, but everything you download is somehow indelibly identified in some way as being associated with your membership. Then if something you download shows up where it shouldn't your membership would be revoked. Perhaps with a way to demonstrate that you weren't responsible for the leak (like actual theft of your library) or you can buy your way back in for some sort of (large) fee.
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Haven't people in the past tried music download systems whereby you could download whatever you wanted as long as you were a member, but it all stopped working as soon as your membership lapsed? That sounds a little like what you're describing (apologies if I've misunderstood you). I don't think they've been too popular with consumers - people want to "own" stuff (whatever "own" might mean with something like music).