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Fisher on Preventing Cheating in CLs

Citing “vigorous online debate of this issue” (link mine) and quoting both Aaron Swartz and Eugene Volokh, Professor Fisher has updated his proposal to include a discussion of how to counteract cheating. Rather than relying solely on counting downloads, he suggests using automated censuses akin to Nielsen ratings.  Read it, and consider the trade-off between highler likehood of catching cheaters with added privacy concerns and expense.

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