I don't feel like defending a view that I don't hold. I don't get the sense from your replies that you've even understood my argument.

Without the current economic model, no-one would pay for big budget productions

I haven't said that.

It doesn’t, as you imply, reduce the likelihood of big budget media existing in the future

I haven't said that either.

a centralised fund we all contribute to in proportion to our means

Correct me if I'm wrong but that sounds a lot like paying for the content

many small scale investors.. ..like Kickstarter

This sounds like paying for the content too.

a legislated solution that protects copyright until artists are sufficiently recompensed

Recompensed? Sounds like getting paid.

To me it seems like there's no disagreement here.