[hakfoo]

I'm thinking a stipend eliminates the need for "commercial success".

If your band tours to public parks or empty bars, you still get a living wage. If you crank out six paintings a month but they just line the halls of public libraries because nobody really wants to buy them, you can still live on the stipend.

More importantly, it eliminates the need to create that ownership right, and impede any "descarcification" tactics. Yes, those tangible things might be somewhat scarce, but if someone starts making posters of your paintings, or a recording of your concert goes viral, you both have no reason and no legal method to stop that from happening.