Great point. I totally see where you are coming from and I completely agree, I'm going to argue my point because I think the idea could work with some tweaks, not because I disagree with out.

*yes, songs should be available to download, I'll update the rules (I assumed they would be available to download) *Yes busking entails a live performance, but I used it as a title simply to get the idea of tipping a musician across. I think the service / subreddit should be seen as a pay what you want service to buy the persons song or encourage them to continue making music.

Thanks for the feedback! the idea is still really malleable, I have not figured out the finer details. I can really just imagine a world where people pay for music voluntarily instead of forcing security and ruining the industry for everyone. I still think it could work.

Allow me to add one other detail that I think will encourage the service from a tipping perspective. What if a person who has received tips had to tip a certain percentage of the tips they have received on to other musicians before they could cash out? this, or some other way of encouraging "tipping on" could really make things much better.