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Name: Rob Floyd
From: Texas
Bio: Multi-media entrepreneur
Area of Expertise: Entrepreneur/Business Leader
Topic: Getting, Sharing Information
Headline: File-sharing embraced – the new, paid-distribution channel
Nutshell: Copyrighted materials will be sent from user to user and paid for monthly in your ISP bill.
Vision:All Internet users will be able to share any content over the Internet and artists will be compensated.
In much the way that phone billing works, consumers will receive a monthly bill for all content received. All material will be watermarked or encoded and will be trackable by the ISP "company."
Date Submitted: January 10, 2005
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