What if a link between total yearly sales and individual repository size existed?
Just throwing some ideas. In practice, it might look something like this?
We get a base of 70%, then 75%, 80% and finally max of 85% royalty.
But,... it can also go from 70% to as low as 25% (or cap at 50%?)!
Optionally, beyond some absolute low, there can also be situation one actually needs to pay some fee to keep models online?
Some examples;
Starting out (base level applies) at 70% royalty.
Annual evaluation applies when a portfolio reaches at least 20 models.
Simulation with 20 models and $1,000/year in sales would result in $1,000 ÷ 20 = 50, keeping the 70% royalty in effect.
However, 50 could be the tipping point to go reverse?
For example, with $900 in sales ($900 ÷ 20 = 45), the royalty would decrease.
45 becomes 65%, 40 → 60%, 35 → 55%, 30 → 50% (cap?), or all the way down to as low as 5 → 25%.
Ultimately, 25% can be lowest one can get, but perhaps, bellow 1 (making less than $20/year with 20 models), in that case $1 penalty fee (hosting fee) per model would be “paid” to keep them online for another year?
Then moving forward and upward, a year with 20 models and $1,500 in sales ($1,500 ÷ 20 = 75) would increase the royalty to 75% in the following year. Eventually, reaching $1,700/year (or more) with 20 models ($1,700 ÷ 20 = 85) would grant the maximum 85% royalty following year.
In contrast, simulating this with 500 models would mean earn at least $42,500 annually ($42,500 ÷ 500 = 85) to reach 85% royalty. Otherwise, stay at 70%, 65%, or worse (e.g., below $22,500).
Note, you’d probably also need a system to prevent users from creating countless accounts with 19 models each to avoid evaluation (to control AI floodgate), probably also sample the above metric on a weekly or monthly basis to avoid a yearly temporally shift to free models?
(and rid those uploading points!)
Anyways, such a setup would maybe have better chance rewarding individuals delivering excellent work and maintaining high-performing portfolios (regardless size), while at same time, discouraging neglect and careless uploading?
