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"We should find another way of rewarding artists than fighting an uphill battle to constrain value." Trust me: if such a thing were found, every single artist

by api 13y ago

"We should find another way of rewarding artists than fighting an uphill battle to constrain value." Trust me: if such a thing were found, every single artist would be all ears. Solve this problem and you're the next Zuckerberg. Non-solutions include artists having to rely on charity, "they'll just make money touring," tip jars, DRM, and micro payments (unless they can be made incredibly seamless and low-friction). But making an app specifically designed and targeted so as to impoverish artists is a dick move.

dllthomas 13y ago
'I'm working on it.Trust me: if such a thing were found, every single artist would be all ears. Solve this problem and you're the next Zuckerberg. 'Non-solutions include artists having to rely on charity, "they'll just make money touring," tip jars, DRM, and micro payments (unless they can be made incredibly seamless and low-friction)." I'm working on it. "But making an app specifically designed and targeted so as to impoverish artists is a dick move." We have a commons for a reason. If I read "A Tale Of Two Cities" instead of "Twilight", I'm impoverishing artists - and artists can fucking suck it up.
- api 13y ago
  "We have a commons for a reason." Changing the subject.
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  - dllthomas 13y ago
    Not at all. The subject is trade-offs we're willing to make which sometimes mean less money goes to artists. If I read Dickens instead of something modern, I'm entertained (... maybe) and my money didn't go to any artist. Permitting something like Popcorn Time, which makes parts of the commons imminently more accessible (as well as making some things that aren't part of the commons accessible) clearly shares similarities.
killerpopiller 13y ago
well, there are ways,there even is a infrastructure already in place. The german GEMA manages artists rights and is huge. They have the means to compensate artists whos works got fileshared. RIAA and others are already tracking the p2p-networks, companies like BigChampagne earn money with what is downloaded where exactly to optimize marketing. If we would install a monthly culture flatrate, we have a win win.

by api 13y ago

dllthomas 13y ago

'I'm working on it.Trust me: if such a thing were found, every single artist would be all ears. Solve this problem and you're the next Zuckerberg. 'Non-solutions include artists having to rely on charity, "they'll just make money touring," tip jars, DRM, and micro payments (unless they can be made incredibly seamless and low-friction)." I'm working on it. "But making an app specifically designed and targeted so as to impoverish artists is a dick move." We have a commons for a reason. If I read "A Tale Of Two Cities" instead of "Twilight", I'm impoverishing artists - and artists can fucking suck it up.

api 13y ago
"We have a commons for a reason." Changing the subject.
- deleted 13y ago
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- dllthomas 13y ago
  Not at all. The subject is trade-offs we're willing to make which sometimes mean less money goes to artists. If I read Dickens instead of something modern, I'm entertained (... maybe) and my money didn't go to any artist. Permitting something like Popcorn Time, which makes parts of the commons imminently more accessible (as well as making some things that aren't part of the commons accessible) clearly shares similarities.

killerpopiller 13y ago

well, there are ways,there even is a infrastructure already in place. The german GEMA manages artists rights and is huge. They have the means to compensate artists whos works got fileshared. RIAA and others are already tracking the p2p-networks, companies like BigChampagne earn money with what is downloaded where exactly to optimize marketing. If we would install a monthly culture flatrate, we have a win win.