Slashdot interview with Jordan Pollack General IP Issues6/5/2000; 7:14:05 AM April 12, 2000: Wow! You must read the last two questions of this Slashdot interview with Jordan Pollack!

I am simply saying that permanent use and resale licenses to changeable information (software, art, literature, music, movies) which can be traded securely, without loss or duplication, in a public market, is a form of currency.
Interesting thought!