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Kazaa/Altnet To Pay Users For Trading Content

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-as-good-as-it-sounds dept.

mesozoic writes "News.com is reporting that Kazaa and Altnet are unrolling a setup where users are paid to distribute 'authorized content.' The article also mentions something about getting rid of unauthorized files, but is unclear on when and how. I'll be paying close attention to whether this P2P business model pans out; Sharman _has_ shown some shrewd business sense in the past."

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  1. Where can I sign up? by goldspider · · Score: 5, Funny

    This sounds even better than when Bill Gates e-mailed me saying he will pay me $5.00 for every person I forward the message to!

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    "Ask not what your country can do for you." --John F. Kennedy
  2. Sounds familiar... by Rahga · · Score: 5, Funny

    'They can then host files that are authorized for distribution through this network and will receive "Peer Points" that can be redeemed for prizes every time someone uploads a file.'

    One of those banned Shadowbane players already has 768,323,000,000 Peer Points, and plans to redeem them for a Harrier jet.

  3. Re:Great! by halepark · · Score: 5, Funny
    My computer will be used as a pr0n server without my knowledge, and since it will be (semi-)encrypted, I won't even necessarily know about it.

    Girlfriend: "What are these pictures I found on your computer?!?"

    You: "I swear they're not mine! I was just trying to support Kazaa's new P2P business model! Honest!"