But now these web ventures are just learning that they can't be perpetually selling to each other. Eventually they have to sell to real customers. This is where P2P becomes interesting. But right behind Napster is a whole pile of other P2P software. Content is no longer static and scarce.
Content moves around and goes where it is needed.
And P2P is going to be making more headway into virtual worlds, according to some sources. It even mentions Lanier, so I had to check very carefully to make sure it wasn't a 1990 article that accidentally showed up today. Of course one of the major changes since 1990 is that 3D graphic has gotten a lot better. Auction sites may be going to extreme with IP rules If it wasn't enough that companies are fighting over things that don't exist, looks like they are drifting to the extreme side of things in the world of auctions. A site called Playerauctions has posted its rules about how to post the auctions of virtual objects such as from Everquest and Ultima Online on their site.