Comments on: Ransoming content http://www.klintron.com/brain/archives/2003/12/18/ransoming-content/ thoughts on media, technology, and culture Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:01:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Abe http://www.klintron.com/brain/archives/2003/12/18/ransoming-content/#comment-165 Abe Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.klintron.com/brain/archives/2003/12/18/ransoming-content/#comment-165 THe Street Performer Protocol: http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue4_6/kelsey/ Steven King tried a variation a few years ago. It was a serial released in segments as the cash came in. It failed because he had a provision that at least 75% (I think) of the people downloading the content had to donate something towards the next. Kind of missing the point I think. THe Street Performer Protocol:

http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue4_6/kelsey/

Steven King tried a variation a few years ago. It was a serial released in segments as the cash came in. It failed because he had a provision that at least 75% (I think) of the people downloading the content had to donate something towards the next. Kind of missing the point I think.

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