The street performer protocol and digital copyrights

Authors

  • John Kelsey
  • Bruce Schneier

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v4i6.673

Abstract

We introduce the Street Performer Protocol, an electronic-commerce mechanism to facilitate the private financing of public works. Using this protocol, people would place donations in escrow, to be released to an author in the event that the promised work be put in the public domain. This protocol has the potential to fund alternative or "marginal" works.

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Published

1999-06-07

How to Cite

Kelsey, J., & Schneier, B. (1999). The street performer protocol and digital copyrights. First Monday, 4(6). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v4i6.673

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