Comment A Law-Abiding Distribution Network (Score 3, Interesting) 128
I'd like to draw your attention to the Globe Distribution Network (GDN), like OCN, a content distribution network for freely redistributable software. Its design specifically addresses the problem of deviants abusing the network to distribute other people's copyrighted works and illicit content. In particular, it requires all content published to be digitally traceable to the publisher. If, after publication, someone finds that this content is not free software the content will be removed and its publisher blocked from the network.
The GDN furthermore offers a scalable solution to the problem of finding the nearest replica (i.e., a scalable URI resolver service in OCN terms), and facilities for dynamically replicating content in areas with many downloaders.
Publications on the GDN, the underlying Globe middleware, and its initial implementation (BSD license) can be found on http://www.cs.vu.nl/globe. The best description of the anti-abuse measures of GDN are found in the paper titled ``A Law-Abiding Peer-to-Peer Network for Free-Software Distribution'' published at the IEEE NCA'01 Conference.
The GDN furthermore offers a scalable solution to the problem of finding the nearest replica (i.e., a scalable URI resolver service in OCN terms), and facilities for dynamically replicating content in areas with many downloaders.
Publications on the GDN, the underlying Globe middleware, and its initial implementation (BSD license) can be found on http://www.cs.vu.nl/globe. The best description of the anti-abuse measures of GDN are found in the paper titled ``A Law-Abiding Peer-to-Peer Network for Free-Software Distribution'' published at the IEEE NCA'01 Conference.
