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Re:Google's software mistreats or harms the user by kube-system on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @05:58PM (#20762296)
> I already said people who create things should be paid for that labor—or more to the point, have to be paid if you want them to continue to create things.

> There are better ways.

Like what, paying for labor instead of the work itself? That may work well (and already does) for more commoditized/custom-purpose/one-time-use creative works, but how do we apply something like that to something like recorded-media entertainment? Prepay for Taylor Swift's next album on Kickstarter?

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Re:Google's software mistreats or harms the user by nybble41 on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @07:24PM (#20763007)
> Like what, paying for labor instead of the work itself?

Yes, exactly. There is no reason why a Kickstarter or Patreon model wouldn't work for recorded-media entertainment. Those approaches have already been used for things which are much more labor-intensive than music albums.

Artists with an established brand and fan following have some additional options, such as limited-edition merchandise or signed prints. Scarce physical goods that can't just be duplicated because their value is derived from their providence.

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