September 18, 2020 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Brinternet: A Conversation with Futurist and SF Author David Brin and Profs. Jane Bambauer, Mark Lemley, and Eugene Volokh
Register for the webinar here: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_amOQv86bSb6lw9yZwqdKqg
Is the dominant ad-supported business model for Internet news and opinion unsustainable? In a pair of short essays published on Evonomics, David Brin say yes -- but alternatives, including subscriptions and paywalls, are unrealistic for most apps and content producers, too. Can micropayments (in the 1 to 5 cent range) solve this problem? Brin, Bambauer, Lemley, and Volokh will begin the conversation this Friday, September 18, 2020, from 2 to 3 pm Pacific.
Background reading:
Advertising Cannot Maintain the Internet. Here's the "Secret Sauce" Solution.
Beyond Advertising: Will Micropayments Sustain the New Internet?
This webinar is co-sponsored by PULSE and TechLaw at the University of Arizona.