Diva

Short story imagining a future society where IP/copyright law has split humanity into an elite 'Subscribed' class separated from the rest of the unwashed masses by their exclusive access to performances by the best artists. No one but the subscribed are allowed to experience these performances. The rest of society has to settle for 'Rimpop' from lesser, unsanctioned artists.

In short order, the author gets to the heart of the intellectual property debate currently happening in our culture. He does this by taking it to a heretofore unimagined extreme. At the heart of the debate; in a world where all the essentials such as food, clothing, medicine, etc. are no longer monetized, and the only currency left is 'Taste', who decides what is good and what is bad art? And how do you really tell the difference?

Good characters. Good dialogue. A couple of cool twists. All in 41 pages. Impressive.