Method and system for generating revenue in a peer-to-peer file delivery network
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Sep 26, 2002
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Sep 26, 2001
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Mar 21, 2001
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A method and system for generating revenue in a peer-to-peer file delivery network that includes at least one server node and multiple client nodes is disclosed. The method and system include enabling peer-to-peer file sharing of content by initiating, on one client node, a download of a particular content item served from the server node or another client node, and then charging a fee based on a quantity of the content served. The method and system further include enabling decentralized downloads of subscription-based content. The decentralized downloads are provided by allowing the client nodes to subscribe to one or more of the subscription-based content, periodically sending the subscribed to subscriptionbased content to each the respective subscribing client nodes, and charging a fee to providers of the subscription-based content for serving the subscription-based content.
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