Like Sumner's debit account, this approach raises a number of privacy and technical issues. Payment has to come before that, or not at all. The first step in approaching issues like who owns ideas online is recognizing that total control over ideas is no longer possible. And it might not even be a good idea economically. Their work is seen or heard by many millions of people, they have the opportunity to try out opinions, works and directions in front of their audiences, and they ultimately might be able to turn that reach into economic gain.
Nobody's really certain yet.
It would also be nice if real alternatives emerged to the roadblocks currently in place. The answer he once advocated was a regular fee charged to gain access to all music. Though the fee would be small, it could add up to a substantial amount. The problem, as Spurius himself acknowledges, is launching a comprehensive system. Gaming models might offer some ideas for dealing with intellectual content, since that's another industry where the same issues press, Spurius suggests.