I am not arguing that copyright is perfect as is, but so far I see nothing better that allows artists to actually eat. In a post copyright world, big capital wo

I am not arguing that copyright is perfect as is, but so far I see nothing better that allows artists to actually eat. In a post copyright world, big capital would still own brands, distribution channels, networks, etc. It would actually be great for them: they could now monetize artists work any way they wanted without paying the artist anything. Google, Apple, Amazon, etc. would be big winners. If you count an artist sharing his work via CC-BY and making a living, then yes, it already happened. http://www.peppercarrot.com/ http://www.peppercarrot.com/ Now, you might disagree with the example as evidence of a workable post-copyright world, you still need to explain how this artist and others manage to thrive anyway.