Matthias Kirschner mk@fsfe.org wrote:
- Alex Hudson home@alexhudson.com [2008-02-09 15:03:51 +0000]:
Donation is no way to reward people. It subjugates them, and turns them into beggars. Art by patronage exists but is limited, but having moved into a world where artists are properly paid for work and not reliant on hand-outs, I doubt the majority of artists would go back.
I am very astonished to read that you state artists are properly paid for their work. What makes you believe that artists are currently paid properly? Do you have any sources? Because from what I heard from several artists, I concluded that the current system is only working for a handful of big stars but not for the whole other artists.
Stallman also mentioned this. Maybe you cold ask him, where he got this information from.
Best wishes, Matthias
Regards Matthias-Christian