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Clickshare Joins Distributed
Computing Industry Association
Clickshare Service Corp announced that it has joined the Distributed
Computing
Industry Association (DCIA), the non-profit trade association pursuing
consensus in working toward the paid and legal distribution of music and other
digital content.
Clickshare is a commerce platform for Internet payment aggregation, an
ideal
environment for Peer-to-Peer (P2P) exchange of digital content. It enables
single-bill, multi-site payments for digital content and commerce, with
relationship management and privacy-enhancing features.
DCIA is engaged in developing standards and practices to advance innovative
consumer-based distribution system. Representing all sectors of the
distributed computing industry, DCIA membership comprises platform companies,
content providers and peer-to-peer operators.
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The announcement was made at the Digital Music Forum, where Clickshare
demonstrated its solution in collaboration with BlueMaze Entertainment, DCide,
Digital Containers and INTENT MediaWorks. Digital Media Forum, at The French
Institute, included five panels and three keynote addresses focused on the
role of digital technology in the future of music.
"Clearly, P2P is a growing technology with massive potential benefits for
creators and consumers alike," said DCIA CEO Marty Lafferty. "Already,
progressive artists and labels are adopting P2P for distributing their music.
Clickshare delivers content owners a safe, secure, and profitable affinity
payment system for digital products, and we are delighted to have them as our
newest member."
"Clickshare is founded on our conviction that people will pay for what they
enjoy if given an easy and safe way to purchase digital content," said
Clickshare CEO Rick Lerner. "We are pleased that a voluntary industry
association is dedicated to this same objective, and look forward to
cooperating to establish the best practices that will ensure the survival of
the music industry in the 21st century."
"Membership in DCIA is part of Clickshare's strategy to become a leading
participant in the online purchase of digital content," Lerner added. "The
Internet has for too long offered music file-swapping, often without paying
the owners of the music. In Clickshare's network, buyers and sellers of
digital goods can easily, securely and privately purchase music or other
downloadable products with a single click. With Clickshare's service, content
owners protect themselves while satiating customer's hunger for the latest
song or book, and customers have a secure, private way to make the
purchase."
With its focus on privacy protection, Clickshare is ideal for the P2P
businessplace. The Clickshare Service empowers customers to choose from among
any of the independent Clickshare-enabled service providers and safeguard
their personal and financial information.
Clickshare supports a variety of payment methods including: credit cards,
debit cards, wallets, ACH transfers, and appends to circulation invoices,
phone bills, wireless bills and ISP invoices. Able to handle small-valued
purchases, which are typical of music downloads, Clickshare can aggregate
micropayments, then collect from the customer once the amount reaches the
level specified by the client.
The Digital Music Forum is addressing the business model for selling music
online, and exploring ways for the music industry to profit from legitimate
uses of P2P. DCIA members are companies focused on consumer behavior, adaption
of new formats for music delivery and crafting a winning future for the world
of online music sales.
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