DCIA wants peer-to-peer solutions.(A Fork In The Road)(Distributed Computing Industry Association)
Multichannel News, December, 2003 by Arlen, Gary
ANAHEIM, CALIF. -- Marty Lafferty has been attending cable-TV conventions for decades, on behalf of program networks and interactive media technologies. At this week's Western Show here, Lafferty will attend in an entirely different, far more challenging role: conciliator for the digital copyright wars.
As founding CEO of the Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA.info), he is trying to build a coalition of carriers (including cable operators), technology suppliers and copyright holders to create a business model that supports peer-to-peer file sharing--and generates revenue for all three sectors. Lafferty will also speak on Thursday's panel, titled "Learning From KaZaA: Digital Rights and Wrongs." It's an appropriate venue, as DCIA's...
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