1st International ICST Workshop on Multimedia Security in Communication

Research Article

On the Superdistribution of Digital Goods

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/CHINACOM.2008.4685251,
        author={Andreas U. Schmidt},
        title={On the Superdistribution of Digital Goods},
        proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on Multimedia Security in Communication},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={MUSIC},
        year={2008},
        month={11},
        keywords={},
        doi={10.1109/CHINACOM.2008.4685251}
    }
    
  • Andreas U. Schmidt
    Year: 2008
    On the Superdistribution of Digital Goods
    MUSIC
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/CHINACOM.2008.4685251
Andreas U. Schmidt1,*
  • 1: Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT Rheinstraße 75, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany
*Contact email: andreas.schmidt@sit.fraunhofer.de

Abstract

Business models involving buyers of digital goods in the distribution process are called superdistribution schemes. We review the state-of-the art of research and application of superdistribution and propose systematic approach to market mechanisms using super-distribution and technical system architectures supporting it. The limiting conditions on such markets are of economic, legal, technical, and psychological nature.