There's no DRM on the planet that's going to stand up for long. The only real prayer that artists and authors have to make money from their work now is through a modern form of patronage. Sites like Kickstarter are a good way to help them do that. The bulk model we're talking about here is absolutely the answer. If you can get well-known through word of mouth, the people who care about your work really will pay you for it. Just look at what Louis CK did with his DVD special; he made way more money than if he'd gone through Comedy Central or somewhere else.
Techdirt has not posted any stories submitted by Mike Russell.
Electronic media is leading us back to the patron model.
There's no DRM on the planet that's going to stand up for long. The only real prayer that artists and authors have to make money from their work now is through a modern form of patronage. Sites like Kickstarter are a good way to help them do that. The bulk model we're talking about here is absolutely the answer. If you can get well-known through word of mouth, the people who care about your work really will pay you for it. Just look at what Louis CK did with his DVD special; he made way more money than if he'd gone through Comedy Central or somewhere else.