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Originally posted by FightThisPatent
2) It is a ridiculous myth to think that just because someone pledged $100 to support FTPF, that they can't also DONATE or become a MEMBER of IMPA for another $100.
goBigTime, i know you support what I am doing in concept, but let's look at the reality.. do you really believe that webmasters only have $100 in their pocket? And that the $30K+ that I have pledged means i have stolen this from IMPA?
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Sorry to only snag the above and comment on it Brandon... I'm sooo tired and just want to try to get this across better....
while SOME webmasters DO have the money to contribute... some are considerably more generous with it than others.
And what I'm afraid of is the whole "I gave at the office" sydrome with FTPF... if someone pledges $500 to you, they may very well feel satisfied that they have financially "pledged their support" to help invalidate Acacias patents.
They may not want to donate anything else to a live organization that is currently in the court system with Acacia because they may feel like they have already done their part. Even though it was a pledge and not an actual donation.
Here's a question....
If the defense group had their day in court tomorrow & Acacias patents were completely invalidated, what % of your pledges do you think would come through with the actual donation if you hit your $250,000 goal today.
Because I can guarantee you it wouldn't be 100%.
To me, this FTPF pledge drive is allowing people to FEEL like they have donated money towards THE CURRENT ISSUE without actually having to donate anything.
See?
And I
completely understand where you are coming from regarding the IMPA confusion.
It needs to be mad more clear. And as ideal as it would be, I'm sure there are legal reasons that people just can't send a nice check to F&R with memo: "for homegrown and crew".