Re: GSOC Web Payments Application

Hi,

Thanks, Dave, for the feedback. Indeed my application is in need of some
clarifications. I have researched the subject more thoroughly the past week
and also discussed with Francisco Jordano who told me more about the the
Firefox Marketplace and Web Payments. The FF Marketplace is a great model,
(but implies )if you are a developer and can get around to writing code.

   After going through the most common use cases for Web Payments, the ones
that stand out such as simple payment links, independent distribution and
crowdfunding cover a lot of people that might not be programmers. What I
want for this project to achieve is an easy to use web interface,
accessible from any device, that is capable or registering your asset with
a Pay Swarm authority of your choosing with the terms and conditions you
wish to apply for your asset.

   Depending on the type of content you are selling different templates for
registering your asset would be made available and the website could act as
an intermediary to publish your asset as listing for sale. The same can be
said about licensing information   After this action is completed the
website would help you keep track of for asset, sales and also allow for
modifications to be brought to the item such as updates or even removal
from the listing. I see it as a layer of abstraction over the payswarm
authority of your choosing (depending on price, additionals fees and such)
and a mean to make content more easily profitable for creators. The website
itself would not contain any listings therefore avoiding the possibility of
a monopolistic approach.
Micropayments, crowdfunding, independent distribution and pricing are some
of the usecases I want to address first.

I will update my application today to reflect this.
Thanks,
- Andrei