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Originally Posted by doreenjoy
The donation model didn't work for software developers, and I don't see it working for any kind of artist.
Perhaps I'm just an aging cynic, but people won't pay for what they can get for free.
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Don't be so sure. I'm living proof the people who pay for free exist. I regularly make donations to the Linux projects I use and like, I contribute to the donation system on some podcasts I regularly use. My most recent contribution was to Kovid's Calibre app. Not much, but it doesn't have to be a one off thing either.
I've also bought music that was available free from the artist's site. Crazy I know.. But we do exist.
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The water analogy isn't quite apt IMO. The water that comes out of spigots and drinking fountains has been castigated as tainted. people are buying "purity" in those plastic bottles, not water.
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Not as far from the truth as you might think..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3809539.stm
What people are
buying is water in a plastic bottle.
What people are
being sold is a different matter.