I was just thinking of micro-payments. Any info out there on the topic, or can we have a conversation.
Cheers, Ron Watson Pawsitive Vybe 11659 Berrigan Ave Cedar Springs, MI 49319 http://pawsitivevybe.com Personal Contact: 616.802.8923 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On the Web: http://pawsitivevybe.com http://k9disc.com http://k9disc.blip.tv On Jan 27, 2007, at 11:26 AM, johnleeke wrote: > It is fascinating to read between the lines and learn business > diplomacy from Mike. > > I agree with David, when it comes to the legality and morality of the > issue, "opt out" simply empowers the illegal and immoral actions of > these secondary agrigators and distributors of our content. They want > and take our content because it has a higher value that what they have > to pay for it. The fact that their business model is based on paying > absolutely nothing for the content is the problem. > > "We cannot afford it" sounds pretty lame when they have million dollar > budgets. But even on lesser budgets what happened to the "micro > payment" idea? Wern't computers supposed to make "micro payments" > practical? Why don't they set a policy of always paying, then pay what > they can negotiate with the content maker? Blip has done it so we know > it is possible. If they cannot arrive at an agreement with the content > makers, then they don't take the content. > > This seems pretty simple, and most of us learned it from our Mommies > by the time we were ten: > > "If it doesn't belong to you, then don't take it." > > Every particle of the conflict in this issue arises out of the fact > that it appears they think they can ignore this basic tenant of our > morality-based society. > > I think the fact that they do, or do not, "show their faces" in this > discussion tells us a lot about their character and intent. > > Mike and all, thanks for the good works and thoughtful discussions. > > John > www.HistoricHomeWorks.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
