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neur0maniak <usenet@neur0maniak.co.uk> wrote in message news:<40f8c7cf$0$39768$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net>...
> pjm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
> > On 16 Jul 2004 21:38:12 -0700, surfdrm@yahoo.com (22surf) wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>Hello!  Any feedback would rock!  You can download the complete Open
> >>Source business plan at http://22surf.org .
> >>
> >>22surf Summary:
> >>
> >>Digital rights management (DRM) is the holy grail of the internet.
> > 
> > 
> > 	Yeh, right.
> > 
> > 
> >>is a multi-billion-dollar, ever-expanding market, and an apt solution
> > 
> > 
> > 	It's a freaking joke invented by Hollywood Pigopolists to
> > protect their Malibu Mansions.
> > 
> > 
> >>will be invaluable to the livelihood of content creators, programmers,
> >>and media companies.  The 22surf business plan for generating revenue
> > 
> > 
> > 	Bullshit on the first two, 'you're right' on the last.
> > 
> > 	As always, Creators will get shit-all, pennies if anything,
> > and the Moguls will get fat off the rest.
> > 
> > 
> >>content is used, and consumers will be able to support their favorite
> >>artists and musicians without paying corporate taxes.
> > 
> > 
> > 	I didn't know tax evasion was part of DRM.
> > 
> > 
> >>22surf encourages artist-hackers to download the 22surf business plan
> >>for building profitable archives and marketplaces with Open Source
> >>CMS, change and build on it, and join in the following revenue
> >>streams:  1) sell keyword advertising throughout free OSCMS hosting
> >>services (blogs, galleries, etc.), 2) sell advanced hosting
> >>options/extra disk space, 3) charge 5% on content marketplace
> >>transactions, 4) charge 5% on Open Source Arts freelance services
> >>marketplace transactions, 5) manage/host media assets of large
> >>businesses (record labels/movie studios/etc.) with openipmp or Media-S
> >>for DRM 6) sell printing services (or partner with businesses) for
> >>hard-copy books, prints, CDs, DVDs, etc.  7) create a syndicable
> >>friendster/FOAF (friend-of-a-friend) network.
> > 
> > 
> > 	Ah, yes, the 'open source business model'.  Which means 'Get
> > paid nothing for your programming, and find some other way to make a
> > living and pay your bills.  Sell advertising, sell printing, whatever.
> > Great plan.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>All of the above revenue streams may be realized with a small team
> >>surfing along with Moore's Law, Metcalfe's Law, and Copyright Law, and
> > 
> > 
> > 	Solid business proposal there, for sure !!!!  Not.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me
> > 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.'
> > 
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> > Free demo now available online http://pmilligan.net/palm/
> > Free Temperature / Pressure charts for 38 Ref's http://pmilligan.net/pmtherm/
> 
> I can't believe you even bothered to read that clap trap..

Hey guys,

Thanks for the feedback.  I think a lot of the ideas at 22surf.org
could work on many levels for artists and hackers alike.

Basically it would be cool to see programmers, artists, and creators
(the fountainheads of so much that is useful & beuatiful) be better
compensated for all their hard work.

The Open Source CMS Renaissance can foster this.

Best,

22surf