[ISL]

"You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees at the public library." -- Will Hunting

And yet people still pay to go to college. It is okay.

Yes, the distribution of CC and GPL work products at negligible cost does cut into the revenue streams of existing business models. However, there will always be something to do for others that is both engaging and adds value to their lives. Furthermore, Mozart hasn't put modern music out of business.

Unsplash absolutely threatens existing business models, but Unsplash and derivatives aren't going away. One must adapt. Furthermore, CC-BY-SA licensing of high-quality content may even threaten the likes of Getty in the long run. GNU/Linux/BSD clearly compete with once-dominant Microsoft.

The alternative is to force people to charge for something of value they wish to give, gratis, to the world.

[cblconfederate]

> The alternative is to force people to charge for something of value they wish to give, gratis, to the world.

I 'm not sure they wish, as much as they have no option to monetize it or do something with it

[ISL]

One can always offer a service at any price; the trick is finding an agreeable buyer.

I would love to sell my photographs at a price that would allow me to do so full-time. Alas, there are a lot of other people who would love to do the same. Some of them are willing to charge less than presently seems sustainable for me to do. We adapt, or we're bummed out all the time.

[cblconfederate]

often there is just no mechanism to facilitate the trade, or someone else is hoarding all the benefits.

Videos created with this music will end up in social media sites which will make tons of money out of them. Yet the creators have no way to earn a part of it.

[ISL]

If you are not okay with that outcome as a creator, don't use that license :).

If you use their work and wish to compensate creators for their work, the very nature of CC-BY means that you know who to contact.