I actually wrote a couple paragraphs down that road, but it started sounding too Bob Lefsetz, so I scrapped them. I think we're already (back) in the age of th

I actually wrote a couple paragraphs down that road, but it started sounding too Bob Lefsetz, so I scrapped them. I think we're already (back) in the age of the creative/patron model. As far as the limitations that come with traditional patronage, I'd say the limitations that came with traditional record contracts were probably at least as restrictive since the label was operating under that assumption that this was a business deal at the end of the day, whereas the patron has no expectations for recouping their investment. At least not monetarily.