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Commons economics must distinguish revenue for shared infrastructure from revenue for proprietary services.

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Martin SmithCo-Founder & CEO; Partner, The Ownership Economy · CommonShareLinkedIn ↗

Commons economics must distinguish revenue for shared infrastructure from revenue for proprietary services.

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Attributed contributors: Martin Smith. “Commons economics must distinguish revenue for shared infrastructure from revenue for proprietary services..” Federation, Ownership and Interoperability: Parley Association and Building an Environmental Data Commons. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 17 September 2026. Session time 11:48–12:29. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/evidence/E-940958dd0392

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Commons economics must distinguish revenue for shared infrastructure from revenue for proprietary services.

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Martin SmithCo-Founder & CEO; Partner, The Ownership Economy · CommonShareLinkedIn ↗

Proposed mechanism: Align revenues and costs across complementary layers.

Limit: No complete economic model or tested fee allocation.

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