# Competitive creative crowdfunding

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**Created:** [June 24, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competitive-creative-crowdfunding/758235 "2016-06-24T14:32:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competitive-creative-crowdfunding/758235/1 "2016-06-24T14:32:27Z")

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I’ve seen a little bit recently about the idea of crowdfunding being expanded into some new areas, and it got me thinking.

Is there a feasible business model for people who want, for example, a new M/M vampire romance set in ancient Egypt and featuring a protagonist who communicates with aliens, to post a ‘want ad’ through a crowdfunding site and accept competing bids from creatives (writers, filmmakers, or whatever)? Perhaps with a proviso that the work created had to be ultimately copyrighted to the creative, but maybe with a period of exclusive access to backers?

It seems like this could produce some interesting works that would otherwise never see the light of day, but also raise a whole lot of questions, ethical and otherwise.

Anyway, if you could commission such a work, what would you ask for? And what would be your maximum bid?

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**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competitive-creative-crowdfunding/758235/2 "2016-06-24T23:14:35Z")

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> [@DaphneBlack](#):
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> I’ve seen a little bit recently about the idea of crowdfunding being expanded into some new areas, and it got me thinking.
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> Is there a feasible business model for people who want, for example, a new M/M vampire romance set in ancient Egypt and featuring a protagonist who communicates with aliens, to post a ‘want ad’ through a crowdfunding site and accept competing bids from creatives (writers, filmmakers, or whatever)? Perhaps with a proviso that the work created had to be ultimately copyrighted to the creative, but maybe with a period of exclusive access to backers?
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> It seems like this could produce some interesting works that would otherwise never see the light of day, but also raise a whole lot of questions, ethical and otherwise.
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> Anyway, if you could commission such a work, what would you ask for? And what would be your maximum bid?

[Fiverr.com](http://Fiverr.com) is close. Creatives (artists, writers, editors, etc) post up their rates and you can commission them to do just about anything.

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**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/competitive-creative-crowdfunding/758235/3 "2016-06-27T14:52:59Z")

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That’s interesting, thanks.

Anyone?