From: "Phillip M. Hallam-Baker" <hallam@w3.org>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 01:36:51 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: NYT login
Message-ID: <199603050134.UAA29186@bb.hks.net>
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Just Rich wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 3 Mar 1996 hallam@w3.org wrote:
> 
> > >The tobacco companies need a forum. And they are used to spending big
> > >bucks on sponsoring things.
> >
> > That misses the point. There is no shortage of potential sponsors.
> > What these people are asking me is "how much business will Web
> > advertising create for me".
> 
> This misses another point. The question was, how do *we* pay for this
> stuff (emphasis mine).
> 
> If someone develops a reasonably easy-to-use and reasonably secure digital
> cash micropayment system, then I would be happy to pay to read the New
> York Times on the Web. I would rather they were dependent on my money than
> R.J. Reynold's.

I am attempting to support the largest number of models possible. Micropayments
is only one model, I have an internet draft out describing a scheme based on
a suggestion by Ron.

I don't think I should choose how people will raise revenue. I don't think
that the NYT will want to be associated with cancer sticks in any case. There
are plenty of sponsors such as IBM, Intel etc who will be happy to pay cash
for a Web  site ad, provided it makes them money.

	Phill
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