*We will need some kind of rating system for the community to filter out bad torrents.
*SEEDERS WILL NEED GOOD INCENTIVES TO KEEP TORRENTS HEALTHY
* We will need a way to moderate the torrents somehow so it doesn't get filled up with viruses and spam. I think the only way to do this would be a rating system? Also I am a member of some very large private torrent groups that have been around for years. IPTORRENTS.COM ... etc I can put word out there and get these guys over here. They will have many great ideas and a lot of good content to bring on board. Iptorrents.com is an amazing site btw. All about speed and rewarding its seeders to encourage a healthy community.
Regarding incentivized seeding, I completely agree, this would create a very healthy community and prevent wasted space from spammy torrents or dead links with no host.
One option I have frequently thought about:
Many private trackers utilize seed/leech ratios. A project like vTorrent could easily incorporate something similar using a platform token (VTR) to maintain ratios. For instance, seeders get rewarded VTR from purse of individual leeching/receiving the file.
Upon connecting to a peer, a smart contract is initialized that binds the downloader/recipient of the file to reimburse the seeder proportional to their contributions. Once the file is complete, contract is fulfilled and all seeders are sent tokens proportional to the MB they successfully seeded to the client which downloaded the file. I haven't yet figured out how decide on an agreeable rate of MB/VTR ...possibly incorporating the current exchange rate? Only other option I see working to maintain equilibrium is by implementing a nuBits type of systems...as you wouldn't want to create a barrier to entry for individuals who cant afford to buy tokens and can't earn any by uploading new content.
Just a thought experiment, but I do see an awfully large potential.
