Peter Sunde's Upcoming Project -> Flattr

[billy]

and why should we. will pirates give up free in order to pay? most already think they pay for what they like when they do buy a cd or watch a movie. those who will donate, probably already donate. (or use itunes lmao)

I don't think the project is about needing to give to get the product. It's about wanting to give because you appreciate what the developer/artist created leepy:

thats called marketing. either way your giving.
if you want to give now you can usually get an email if you ask. many sites have donate buttons etc. and i think they said a flat rate ranging from x to whatever you wanted to give. i take that to mean that $2 is the lowest.

The innovative part is that users of Flattr set a monthly budget they are willing to donate each month to the content they like. This can be as low as $2, or whatever the user is willing to share. At the end of the month the money is shared between the creators of the content they liked, who are all Flattr users as well.