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Originally Posted by kennyc
Ah but that would result in the destruction of society and anarchy and return to subsistence living for 99% of the world. Good luck with that.
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I'm not sure what you're referring to, but after movable type hit the mainstream, there were indeed those who took advantage of the tech to profit from the work of others. In other words book piracy.
What we are talking about NOW is a direct connection between reader and creator, which enables payments to be shuttled accurately. Upload your work to the net, who keeps track of EVERYTHING. But importantly keeps track of a content's source and who to send payments to.
There will be still be those who will manipulate the system, forging authentication certificates and what not, no system will ever change the mind of those who wish to manipulate that system.
The network was created by anarchists, what exactly have you been expecting?
