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1998-01-23 - Re: Why no “Banner Ad Eaters”?

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From: Michael Stutz <stutz@dsl.org>
To: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
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Reply To: <19980122231624.60180@eskimo.com>
UTC Datetime: 1998-01-23 16:24:44 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 00:24:44 +0800

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From: Michael Stutz <stutz@dsl.org>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 00:24:44 +0800
To: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
Subject: Re: Why no "Banner Ad Eaters"?
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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.

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