Extracting Value from P2P Content Delivery

Abstract

The Internet has enabled sharing of data on an unprecedented scale. Data of all forms and shapes is becoming easily accessible. Peer-to-peer content delivery approaches enable massive scale in the amount of data volume that can be efficiently delivered. The openness of delivery demands adaptive and robust management of intellectual property rights. In this paper we propose a framework to address the central issues in content delivery: a scalable peer-to-peer-based content delivery model, paired with an access control model that balances trust in end users with a risk analysis to the data provider. Our framework will enable data providers to extract the maximum amount of return, i.e. value, from making their original content available. We provide a tool to leverage the greatest amount of reward from the intellectual property that is released to the Internet.