9thX.com: Early Stage Financing

9thX.com: The Internet Is Not for Free by Bud John this was a new idea to me. I found your interview quite informative. Immediately I thought of the many educators and small business people who could make use of this system along with digital rights management. You worked through a potential threat for you business by not trying to reinvent the digital rights management programs but actually licensing them and allowing them to interface in your own systems. I thought of advertising with school districts not just universities. There are so many teachers that come up with lesson plans and web sites that they can not control the use of the content so they are just resigned to the idea that if they post the information it will be used for free or even duplicated. Your solution would be helpful to small businesses that offer lessons such as sewing, knitting, quilting and other crafting lessons. The point you made about helping students to see that everything posted on the internet should not be free of charge. The example of them being able to make some profit off their own digital mixes was a good illustration. I think that those who do infomercials or lectures on medical conditions would be a big seller. Many people want the information but do not want to wait for the delivery of CD/DVDs or want to take hours to read a long report to find out the information they purchased. The fact that you don’t own the content makes it more user friendly. Knowing that the person who developed the material still stays in control of the content is a bonus factor. I say that because I have had experience in having a website designed and there was some dispute over who actually owned the content. So your up front approach is great for the tech non-savvy people and those who do not have mega funding to invest in such a project. As an aspiring small business owner I would definitely consider using your service. Denise Dublin-Green