Re: arsclist Demise of label product?

["George Brock-Nannestad" <pattac@xxxxxxxx>]

From: Patent Tactics, George Brock-Nannestad

If I were an avid collector of first editions, how would I prove that I 
had downloaded a copy of the first distribution? Would metadata 
work for me, and how would it be authenticated? Would I not be 
dependent on hidden codes provided by the distributor? 

Now, on the open auction market, how would my copy experience 
the usual price increase for a limited edition in a market where the 
demand exceeds the supply? Would we get to the situation 
existing in the stamp collecting world, where certain items are 
virtually unsaleable, unless they have a certificate from a certified 
valuer? I presume the valuer in this connection would have access 
to the ultrasecret "second layer" codes from the distributor; 
otherwise the whole excercise would be wasted.

Kind summer regards,

George
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