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Ad Hoc |
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| Ad hoc is a Latin phrase which means "for this [purpose]." It generally signifies a solution that has been tailored to a specific purpose and is makeshift and non-general, such as a tailor-made suit... |
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Electronic Frontier Foundation |
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| The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a non-profit advocacy and legal organization based in the United States with the stated purpose of being dedicated to preserving free speech rights such... |
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FairShare |
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| FairShare is an idea for a voluntary investment-based patronage system to replace intellectual property and copyright while still insuring that artists are fairly compensated... |
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Multisource File Transfer Protocol |
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| In computing, Multisource File Transfer Protocol (MFTP) is designed for the purpose of file sharing. It is still under development, and therefore may acquire more features... |
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Peer-to-Peer |
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| A peer-to-peer computer network is a network that relies primarily on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the network rather than concentrating it in a relatively... |
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FairShare
 FairShare is an idea for a voluntary investment-based patronage system to replace intellectual property and copyright while still insuring that artists are fairly compensated. It was designed by Freenet creator Ian Clarke in response to allegations that artists would not receive adaquate compensation for their work without enforceable copyrights.
In the FairShare system, the investor/patrons would provide venture capital. Clarke envisions that 45% of the money invested in a given artist would go directly to that artist, while another 45% would be given to previous investors. The remaining 10% would be kept by the maintainers of each FairShare service company.
In some ways this model is similar to a pyramid scheme, but Clarke counters that a vital difference is that nobody would be promised a return on their investment. He argues that regardless of any profits, each patron would have the satisfaction of knowing that they supported an artist whose work they appreciate. Also, earlier investors would profit more, thus rewarding them for investing in artists before they became more popular. The early investors would serve a similar role to studios' talent scouts. |
