Creators should not be shielded from the free market: they either need to pander to the public (if they want money), or they need to accept that what they do is not motivated by money (and in so doing free themselves of their audience's expectations). Copyright introduces scarcity and inflates value for things that, quite frankly, don't deserve it.
Note that I'm proposing to reduce scarcity by getting rid of traditional copyright. If you want a copy of something, obtain it in any way you can and pay for a license; you're guaranteed that the license is available and isn't outrageously expensive. If you don't value the copy at the offered rate, don't get a copy and don't pay for it.
As the marginal cost of a copy approaches zero, you need some kind of (group or individual) patronage system for any production to be cost-effective. That could be a viable way to go, but I'd like to see some more detail about how it would work before I jump onboard with it.
Note that I'm proposing to reduce scarcity by getting rid of traditional copyright. If you want a copy of something, obtain it in any way you can and pay for a license; you're guaranteed that the license is available and isn't outrageously expensive. If you don't value the copy at the offered rate, don't get a copy and don't pay for it.
As the marginal cost of a copy approaches zero, you need some kind of (group or individual) patronage system for any production to be cost-effective. That could be a viable way to go, but I'd like to see some more detail about how it would work before I jump onboard with it.