17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Wei Dai wrote:
I think the long-term outlook for content providers is pretty bleak. How do you make a profit when your copyrights are not enforceable and your ads are easily filtered?
I think this is actually a very encouraging sign for content providers. The profit model, however, will have to change -- those models that work for free software businesses will likely also work for other forms of information as well.