>> >Here's an alternative scheme: Songs would be inserted under:
>> >
>> > {provider's public key}/{artist}/{title}
>> >
>> >Anyone is allowed to put either a white or black "reputation token" on a pr
>ovi
>> >der under:
>> >
>> > {provider's public key}/{rater's public key}
>>
>> But how do you stop someone from "squatting" keys by inserting dummy files at
>> {your public key}/{artist}/{title}? This wouldn't damage your reputation (the
>> files wouldn't be signed by you), but it would stop you inserting files at
>> those locations. Providers would have to keep switching keys and republishing
>> all their material, and as soon as the new keys became public knowledge the
>> blockers would start filling up the new keyspace with dummy files.
>
>You need to look at the "Subspaces" thread from a while back.
OK, looked at it. Sorry for knocking back your idea, Andrew. I would still
prefer a distributed moderation system to subspaces moderated by a single
provider (or a small group of providers sharing a key). But if I can't make
distributed moderation fly I'll have a look at trusted providers.
Michael
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