There are already ways for fixing the system. They can not be applied to the works already out there, but for all the works that are to come. Authors, artists a

There are already ways for fixing the system. They can not be applied to the works already out there, but for all the works that are to come. Authors, artists and all the other creative people out there should consider releasing their work under a creative commons license (https://creativecommons.org/ https://creativecommons.org/). Of course creative people should be compensated for their work. Therefore we need ways for consumers to pay for what they consumed on a voluntary basis. Flattr and Kachingle come to my mind. Louis CK showed that people are willing to pay (even though he did not release under a CC license). Giving away a startup idea for free: Start a clearing house system based on stripe, where people can pay artists and authors for their work. Pay for the the business expenses with a marginal fee, maybe 10-15% that is very clearly and transparently communicated to the public. I would rather pay 10$ for an ebook|film|album where 9$ reach the artist, than buy something DRM crippled for 15$ where only 2$ reach the artist. Even more so, if it is only marginally less convenient to pay than to simply download from TPB. So yes, the system is fundamentally broken, but it is in our hands to build something better.