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Dawgy 10-10-2003 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sexeducation
"What is the hun?"
i nominate this for GFY Quote of the Year!!

- Jesus Christ - 10-10-2003 03:16 AM

Is the IMPA a non profit ORG?

If so..... tax writeoff.

Dawgy 10-10-2003 03:17 AM

quiet can u hit me up, or lemme know how to get in touch? i have a question bout some of this

icq 1148977
dawgy at woofmedia dot com

SpaceAce 10-10-2003 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by goBigtime
SpaceACE $ 0.00 (Has conditions... Buy AVS weasel for $25 off & $25 to IMPA)

For the record, that's for additional donations. They've been in my signature for a long time, now (for a while they were my whole sig), and any AVS Weasel sales are just bonus on top of my personal support.

SpaceAce

goBigtime 10-10-2003 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by - Jesus Christ -
Is the IMPA a non profit ORG?

If so..... tax writeoff.

Yes. Yes.

goBigtime 10-10-2003 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SpaceAce


For the record, that's for additional donations. They've been in my signature for a long time, now (for a while they were my whole sig), and any AVS Weasel sales are just bonus on top of my personal support.

SpaceAce

Don't take it personal... ;)

I just gave you an honorable mention.

You pledged if someone bought XYZ that you would contribute $$$. You didn't mention past contributions or anythign else... many people have IMPA in their sigs.. thats easy, and IMO, every mfer on this forum should have IMPA in their sig... err.. ::checks sig:: :1orglaugh .. yeah well.. I'm doing my part in other ways. :1orglaugh

Tipsy 10-10-2003 03:41 AM

Nice to see it was reached. Now it just needs to match quiets. Considering the amount of people who visit here it shouldn't be that hard. Still an awful lot out there still got their heads in the sand though.

I see the sexed loony pedo is still trying to ruin the thread. Oh well :(

Paul Markham 10-10-2003 03:44 AM

gobigtime.
I committed myself to giving $200 to both of them direct, so thats $400.

And you are VERY right about Acacia, they win we will be left with a lot fewer companies. They will do deals with the big guys and those already signed up to take the money from them not to deal with 5,000 companies.

So you want to be in this industry in the future, give something for your survival and do not expect others to give for you.

Read this if you do not understand what this is about.

quiet 10-10-2003 04:01 AM

bump. anyone else?

:glugglug

titmowse 10-10-2003 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by goBigtime

titmowse $ ???.?? (Sent dontation.. but didn't say how much)

add my mowsey $25.00. i wish it could be a million dollars.

goBigtime 10-10-2003 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by charly

So you want to be in this industry in the future, give something for your survival and do not expect others to give for you.


Quote:

Originally posted by charly

So you want to be in this industry in the future, give something for your survival and do not expect others to give for you.


Quote:

Originally posted by charly

So you want to be in this industry in the future, give something for your survival and do not expect others to give for you.


Quote:

Originally posted by charly

So you want to be in this industry in the future, give something for your survival and do not expect others to give for you.


That basically sum's it up.


Some of the the big guys that are signing ARE looking out of the small guys... but they have no intention of having you for competitors - they want you as affiliates and traffic generators.

Bottom line.


With the way elections and everything else is going in this country, I wouldn't be surprised if Acacia wins this battle.

After all, it would be a lot easier for the IRS, DOJ, Visa/MC & everyone else to police this industry if the number of "legal" players in it were < 100 instead of ~10,000. :2 cents:

goBigtime 10-10-2003 04:09 AM

Tipsy $ 100.00 (Pledge comes with conditons that GFY contest is sorted out...)
SexPED $ 50.00 (Roman Catholic?)
Groove $ 40.00 (Was blank.. didn't want him to feel left out)
neuromancer $ 50.00 (Was blank.. didn't want him to feel left out)
Fiveyes $ 100.00 (Has contributed much more than $100.. in time.)
bigdog $ 1.00 (ACTG investor mocking the cause)
C_U_Next_Tues $ 20.00 (In case you didn't know...name spells C-U-N-T!)
Big E $ 100.00 (More on the way from Papa bunmble?)
LadyMischief $ 50.00 (even though shes not liable)
**MAGICMIKE** $1000.00 (He loves it when they call him big poppa - support nichewealth.com)
CandyFlip $ 20.00 (pledged 19.85/mo, but will check the couch cusions for the other .15)
Zappu $ 300.00 (Donated $400 August, but pledges $300 this month)
FreeFastHost $ 9.05 (Because that's all thats in his paypal account)
woj $ 50.00 (Or did he mean 50 posts?!... muahaha... too bad you pledged!)
JFPdude $ 50.00 (Thinks the big guys and small guys want the same outcome)
Charly $ 200.00 (Brandon will pass the $200 through to IMPA because thats what Charly wanted.. right?)
HoneySlut $ 100.00 (Is hot, local & apparently generous - but probably too old for me)
Tootie $ 0.00 (But has donatated in the past)
novaknet $ 20.00 (Support http://www.AdultXspace.com)
titmowse $ 25.00 (What is a titmowse anyway?)
TheSaint $ 100.00
LostMind $ 325.00 (Playa Playa - Support EZprovider.net)
Swami $ 200.00 (Check out http://blue-nile.org since swami has it in his profile)
crockett $ 50.00
DennisK $ 100.00 (We can count on him for it!)
Ozzymosis1 $ 20.00 ...
SpaceACE $ 0.00 (Has conditions... Buy AVS weasel for $25 off & $25 to IMPA)


Quiet $5000.00 (No affiliates - bookmark thehun.com )



$8080.05

quiet 10-10-2003 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by goBigtime
$8080.05
that's a very nice number. a worthwhile thread can make a difference - cheers.

http://impai.org

:glugglug

quiet 10-10-2003 04:17 AM

notice that it's all been small time people helping out in this thread, like Spike had mentioned.

any big sponsors want to put up half what i am?

calm 10-10-2003 04:18 AM

$200

:glugglug

goBigtime 10-10-2003 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet

any big sponsors want to put up half what i am?


Alot of "big guys" in the industry clear $5000 a day easy .... you would think some of these people would step up and show their support.

Too bad for quiet that he chooses to have "No affiliates" - He could probably snag a lot of affiliates by showing support like this.

I bet one of those affiliate programs out there with a little $$$ could do nicely in webmaster signups by supporting this pledge drive :winkwink:

Any of you big ballers out there care to shock & awe us by matching Quiets $5000 donation?

I doubt it.

Paul Markham 10-10-2003 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by goBigtime



That basically sum's it up.


Some of the the big guys that are signing ARE looking out of the small guys... but they have no intention of having you for competitors - they want you as affiliates and traffic generators.

Bottom line.


With the way elections and everything else is going in this country, I wouldn't be surprised if Acacia wins this battle.

After all, it would be a lot easier for the IRS, DOJ, Visa/MC & everyone else to police this industry if the number of "legal" players in it were < 100 instead of ~10,000. :2 cents:

What you are forgetting is Europe, will Acacia be able to take on the European webmasters or will they just suck the US ones dry. And you are right. Where were the big players, they are defintely on this board.

Plus I will be emailing my list of webmasters, who else has a list?

Get it out and tell people, I'm getting reactions to my ICQ spam of this thread.

LadyMischief 10-10-2003 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sexeducation



and when that happens ...
I will retract my blogs ...

In the mean time - enjoy the attention ...

CUT THE FUCKING CHEQUE

Shove your head up your fucking ass, you stupid moron. Can't you tell nobody GIVES a fuck what you thinK, if you retract your bullshit or not? Do the world a favor and take a high jump of a cliff with no parachute.

brand0n 10-10-2003 05:53 AM

whats the paypal address to donate?

FightThisPatent 10-10-2003 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by charly


They do not know abaout Acacia or their patent.



Yes it is... i saw an AVN poll a while back where 80% of the respondants didn't know or care about the Acacia issue.

Given the stories of Hustler, etc.. that number is probably at like 77%.

Maybe to get people to read about these issues, need some off-topic, colorful thread title with nuddie pictures of girls holding up signs about these issues..... what does it take??? :)

I encourage everyone to spread the word to their fellow webmasters, send out short ICQ message to everyone in your list to view these thread.

For those that watched the movie 'Pay it Forward', you might remember this part:

If someone did you a favor - something big, something you couldn't do on your own - and instead of paying it back, you paid it foward to three people... and the next day, they each paid it forward to three more . And the day after that, those 27 people each paid it forward to another three, and each day, everyone in turn paid it forward to three more people, that comes to 4,782,969 people.



Fight The Patent!

FightThisPatent 10-10-2003 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by charly
What you are forgetting is Europe, will Acacia be able to take on the European webmasters or will they just suck the US ones dry.

As you can see from Acacia's website on countries where they have patents filed:

http://www.acaciatechnologies.com/patents.htm

They have the ammo to go to Europe... i have already read and received email from webmasters in Europe who have received 'information packets".

Acacia can easily find some attorney firm in Europe to handle the case... so europe is not exempt from this mess.


Fight the Patent!

TheFLY 10-10-2003 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by goBigtime


(charly I edited the post I made to clarify ..re-read it)

I don't doubt for a second that you donated the money. I was questioning if 100% of what you donated to FightThisPatent would pass through to the IMPA.

And like I said, not to knock Brandon at all, I just think people might be thinking a little too far ahead. If this one is lost, it's all over.

People just don't realize it right now.. but trust that if you don't have big money, and Acacia wins it's all over.

It's far easier for Acacia to license work closely with fewer well established people in the industry then it is for them to deal with 5,000 webmasters, the bulk of them probably hating Acacia's guts & trying to get over on them wherever possible.

I mean the demand of the market (people buying porn) isn't going to get smaller with this decision whatever it is...

the people who are licensed will just make tons more money that's all. Which is undoubtedly one of the main reasons the people are signing -- if Acacia WINS, these guys are basically getting grandfathered in at ultra low rates... while anyone else who comes along will have to pay a much higher rate to be in this industry.

It would be far easier for Acacia to manage, monitor & audit 50-100 companies than it would be thousands.

How can you possibly doubt this Acacia bullshit will stand up in court. Don't you know anything about computers? Acacia thinks they have a patent on electronically transmitted video -- that's like trying to patent air.

FightThisPatent 10-10-2003 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by goBigtime
Charly $ 200.00 (Brandon will pass the $200 through to IMPA because thats what Charly wanted.. right?)



Fight the Patent Foundation is a separate entity and a separate Pledge Drive effort.

Charly's contribution towards FTPF goes towards the pledge drive goal of raising $250,000 to start the non-profit (501c3) organization.

Since I am asking the adult industry as a group to support the rally to start FTPF, and the belief that there is a sense of community, that 20% of the gross from this pledge drive goes to adult organizations like ASACP and IMPA that are looking out for the industry as a whole.

I have spoken with Spike and Farrell several times about FTP and FTPF and there is a great synergy between the two entities.

Our organizations have different charters.. IMPA is an Association, that looks after all kinds of issues that concern webmasters in the adult industry.

FTPF will be a non-profit that is narrowly focused on patents, which is a subset of IMPA's charter. There is an overlap in a sense in what we do in the area of patents.

We both have the aims of being proactive in fighting against patent abuse cases and in finding prior art.

One of the main differences in the prior art seaches between the 2 groups is that i am expecting people to come forward to FTPF to provide prior art and expert testimony due to the way FTPF gives donations to their favorite charity in their name if they come forward to help (ie. Pay it Forward), as opposed to digging/researching to find people, and trying to convince them to help with prior art.

I have been doing this for over 60 days.. i have sent out a ton of emails and fax, and only a small percentage respond, and smaller percentage puts efforts to help in the search.

This is the reason why i believe defending patent infringement claims is hard, because if you don't have the good prior art, you will have trouble convincing the court to invalidate the claims.

A perfect example of this is eBay. Through my searches, i found some BBS prior art for auctions.. i contacted eBay, they were interested in the leads, but they had already lost their case, and the court awarded the plantiff $29M for patent infringements.

eBay is on appeal right now on the case, but they can't introduce new evidence... so i may have found the silver bullets for their case (and some experts that could testify), but because they didn't find it earlier, it won't help them.

eBay has other patent cases they are defending, so maybe this time, they'll look to organizations like FightThePatent.com and FTPF to help in the search. (Afterall, i do this for free).

Both organizations need your support..and as you see on my pledge form, i clearly and boldly state that 20% of the gross pledges from this drive will be allocated to ASACP and IMPA.

I am not collecting any money from any webmasters at this point. As you can see by the graphic below, the amount shown are pledges. ONLY when 250,000 is reached do the pledges become donations... if the pledge total falls short, no money is collected and FTPF will not happen.

At that point, i will scale back my advocacy efforts, still help in the search with assistance to IMPA, but focus my attention back on my ventures and making money with my time and talents.


Fight the Patent!

fraggle 10-10-2003 06:46 AM

Me and Ukguru from Webmaster Linkup will donate $100

:)

FATPad 10-10-2003 06:49 AM

I'll give $50.

Furious_Male 10-10-2003 06:49 AM

SexEd I attempted to explain the premises of this thread to you yesterday in another thread. You truly are a mental midget saying the same thing over and over.

Put me in for $20 I will give more later.

Ross 10-10-2003 07:11 AM

Quiet this is a pretty amazing thing you are doing here. I have no reason to doubt anyone wouldn't give money if they say they have

I hope the figure reaches over $10K. It would be great if some of the big guys in the business made a donation. I know someone who is being persued by ACACIA I will ask him to make a donation...

HowlingWulf 10-10-2003 07:40 AM

Just sent $100 over via Paypal. Very worthy cause.

DennisK 10-10-2003 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DennisK
You can count on me for $100,-
DONE :glugglug

JMM 10-10-2003 07:50 AM

Thanks to everyone!!!!

For the record, the total donations, not including quiets 5k, since this thread has started is $3832.36

Great job everyone, keep it up and thank you!!!!

SomeCreep 10-10-2003 08:20 AM

150 :glugglug

LadyMischief 10-10-2003 08:24 AM

Awesome job, quiet!! You raised EXTRA money for the cause! Too bad SOME people couldn't get their heads out of their asses long enough to realize what it was you were doing!

BIG THUMBS UP!:thumbsup

Groove 10-10-2003 10:27 AM

:glugglug :glugglug :glugglug :glugglug

homegrownmof 10-10-2003 10:27 AM

OUTSTANDING JOB QUIET!

Ludedude 10-10-2003 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ozzymosis1
Tipsy - $100
Groove - $40
neuromancer - $50
fiveyes - $100
C_U_Next_Tuesday - $20
Big E - $100
LadyMischief - $50
magicmike - $1,000
candyflip - $19.95
FreeFastHost - $9.05
woj - $50
JFPdude - $50
charly - $200
Honeyslut - $100
novaknet - $20
TheSaint - $100
L0stMind - $320
swami - $200
crockett - $50
DennisK - $100
Ozzymosis1 - $20

Looks like $2,699

I think i got evryone, if i missed anyone please add them in.

Paypal was down last night but I just sent them my $100

BrentD 10-10-2003 11:35 AM

I had signed up with IMPA to donate $100.00 and found out the way to donate is right on their site the other day in one of these threads, I got real busy with other things and forgot to go click the donate button, so here is my $100.00 as promised to IMPA I am donating as I am typing this message.

Let's not forget fightthepatent.com and all that Brandon is doing to help as well, is there anyone out there that has the money to make a matching donation to FTPF as queit did with IMPA?

I know if I had it I would be right there offering the same to both, but as other content providers have found out lately content sales just aren't what they used to be, but if awm's were to start buying content again I would be willing to run a deal on cd-media.net where a % of the sales goes to both IMPA and FTPF split evenly, so if anyone is interested in making a content purchase to help this cause let me know and I will track your purchase on our site and then donate 15% to IMPA and 15% to FTPF (sorry I have to pay out to producers for the content bought too or I would do more), thats 30% of every sale on cd-media.ent from anyone from GFY who wants to get content for their sites as well as help fight Acacia, you can email me at [email protected] or contact me on icq at 10174537, lets fight teh good fight folks.

freeadultcontent 10-10-2003 11:41 AM

I do not have much in paypal right now, but I will send the 50.00 that is in there. Will send some more as I get more funds into it.

I am also going to break my main personal rule on my site. I am about to send an email to everyone that has used the signup script. If you happen to get a "spam" from me today because of this please just let it slide this one time. I will not be doing it ever again, I just want as many webmasters to know about this and donate something if at all possible.

Anyone willing to help me put together a proper email that may get some results?

Ludedude 10-10-2003 02:36 PM

Let's see that new total?

Loch 10-10-2003 07:15 PM

Just signed up!
cant believe i missed this thread.

PaulM thanks for the heads up bro :thumbsup

slapass 10-10-2003 08:43 PM

I sent a $100.

[email protected] is the paypal just to repeat it.

Lots of the big guyus are giving in that they are members and are fighting this with their resources.


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