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ao3 fundraiser thoughts
Rather than reblog that long AO3 thing I saw and have seen before⌠I donât really care if AO3 fundraises, although Iâm curious what theyâll do with the extra tens of thousands of dollars, though Iâm sure itâll go into upgrades or into a lockbox for future use when funds are low.
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For someone who claims to be a fandom elder, you seem to be really, really poorly informed on a) what a nonprofit is, b) how AO3 functions, c) the legal status of fanfiction, and d) the history of fanfiction platforms.
The OTW (which is the group that runs AO3) is legally registered as a 501Š3 nonprofit corporation. That means there are very strict legal requirements as to how they can use their money. When we say they are not profiting, that means that when they have extra money, it goes right back into their operations. In a for-profit corporation, when there is extra money, it is distributed among stockholders. Thatâs why people buy stock, and thatâs why corporations put profits above everything else.
This would be like if OTW took whatever extra they had and gave it to their board members. They canât do that, and they donât do that. The board members who run it are entirely volunteers.
Now, nonprofits obviously can hire people and pay them for their work. CEOs of nonprofits can make hundreds of thousands of dollars, and sometimes nonprofits get bad publicity for that. If itâs too extreme, they can get their nonprofit status taken away.
The OTW occasionally has to pay a few contractors for things - if you look at their financial docs, which are easily accessible on the site, youâll see that that only amounts to like $20K a year or something. Thatâs probably to hire someone with some specialty to fix a thing here or there, that kind of thing. I think last year they might have hired someone temporarily to help with some of the search overhauls? (Not sure, 2017 financials arenât up yet)
They donât have one single paid staff member. None. No, they donât pay the writers, but they donât pay the programmers, the lawyers, the tag wranglers, the people doing PR, the people handling the god damn money. None of those people personally sees a penny of what you donate.
So not only does nobody profit in that the extra money isnât just distributed among stockholders or whoever, nobody involved in OTW/AO3 profits directly from their involvement.
That covers a and b. Now, for c and dâŚ
I donât believe for one second that you donât know that the legality of fanfiction hinges on not making a profit from it. Elsewhere in replies, you point out places like RedBubble where people sell fanart - do you sell on RB? Because I do, and it is honestly a total crapshoot whether your designs get to stay up or not. If someone involved with a media property stumbles upon it and reports it, RB takes it down immediately, no questions asked.
Now, when a design based on Hamilton lyrics or something gets taken down, I get it. I know Iâm rolling the dice when I post that.
But I had a design that said âEmotionally compromised by fictional charactersâ - no characters were mentioned in the design at all, it was just that text with a few flourishes around it. It got taken down because I tagged it Harry Potter (and some other fandoms). It was not violating any copyright at all, but RB took it down without question when Warner Brothers asked them to, because it was tagged Harry Potter. I couldâve just removed the tag!!
Is that how you want AO3 to function? Because if writers were getting paid, thatâs exactly how they would have to function legally. As soon as a copyright holder complains, theyâd take your fic down. YouTube has had all kinds of problems with this, because some studios get slap-happy with the DMCA claims on things that should be fair use, like commentary, and YT tends to take videos down and ask questions later.
The OTW, in addition to running AO3, also fights for the legal rights of fan creators, btw. For example, when the DMCA was passed, it basically made it illegal to rip your own DVDs and blu-rays. There go fanvids! The OTW was part of the legal team that got that exemption passed.
So if you want to know how writers benefit from AO3/OTW, theyâre actively fighting for your right to write and post fanfiction at all. Thank them for that.
And as for being able to just go off to other platforms⌠Okay, so do that. Go. Is ff.net going to give you a cut of their profits? They make a profit-profit, btw. They are a for-profit company who makes actual money off of ads, and they do not give a penny of that back to writers. The people who run it keep it for themselves. They certainly donât put it into improving their site, let alone fighting for the legal rights of their writers. Hell, they happily ban fanfiction based on any creator who complains about it!
Historically, every for-profit host of fan content has bowed to advertisers and/or dmca-happy content creators to one extent or another. AO3 is the only one that was created expressly for the purpose of protecting fanfiction and the rights of fic writers. Youâre welcome to go back to those other platforms, but they wonât pay you and you better hope nobody complains about your fic.
If you can get people to pay you for your fic via Patreon or kofi whatever, more power to you. I support that. You wonât have a legal leg to stand on if the creators find you and shut you down, much like on RedBubble, but you can probably fly under the radar well enough.
But donât ask a nonprofit organization to put its entire existence at risk just so you can make a couple dollars off your fic.
Also Iâve known enough AO3 volunteers that like⌠they donât âgetâ to code the site like itâs their dearest wish. They code the site like itâs an arduous labor of love because they care about fandom. OTW volunteering is a hard thing to put on your resume; very few employers know what it is, or take it seriously.
update: if you are curious about OPâs good faith on this matter, they are (or were) blocking commenters and deleting notes that disagree with or correct them, as can be seen by scrolling through the post history. agh. sigh.
OP is an ungrateful shit.
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Abigail Disney
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âYes, there is a superyachtinvestor.com. Go look at it and it will make you so angry, you could chew glass.â
we stan class traitors on this blog
Abigail Disney has no control or input on the operations of the corporation, she is a Disney heiress and, in that respect, nothing else. She puts her money towards philanthropy, especially womenâs movements around the globe and peace organizations like Peace is Loud and the Global Fund for Women. She is a documentary filmmaker who explores these themes as well.
There are problematic family investments she earns money from that, legally, she cannot divest from. Instead, she donates these profits to charities that counter to those investments.
Reblogging this version because I needed to read this after watching the video
This post is me acknowelging that some people go onto tumblr to escape the real world and to soothe themselves after stressful experiences, so if they block or ignore social justice and news stories so that their decompression isnât interrupted with yet more stress, it is not only no oneâs business but it makes perfect sense.
Never judge people for not reblogging something.
The FCC will listen to you if you make a legal argument.
One argument you can make in your call or email is that the repeal of the existing rules of net neutrality is unconstitutional because allowing service providers to throttle or block sites, even if it is done transparently, paves the way for reducing and restricting free speech and free press. For example, Verizon could block independent news sites who give them bad coverage.
There are only two days until the vote. Donât stop now!
The Net Neutrality issue summarized
You (or your parents) pay approx $40-$100 or higher for internet.Â
So that you can all use youtube, google, Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc. etc. etc. This isnât limited to social media. Â
Net neutrality says, âOkay, since you already paid x amount of money for the month, you donât have to pay for each asset individually. Enjoy your internet.â NO net neutrality means that your service provider (comcast, at&t, verizon, whatever it may be) gets to say âACTUALLY, it lines our pockets so give us an extra $5.99 for Youtube, Facebook and Twitter. Oh, but that doesnât include Tumblr; that comes with our premium package. Thatâll be $5.99 on its own as well. Now about your Google docs and emailâŚÂ
Thatâs why itâs important. Thatâs why Iâm spamming Net Neutrality crap. If youâre using the internet, itâs YOUR problem.Â
-Email your congressman (text resist to 50409) Itâs easy, you donât have to talk to anyone.Â
-Tweet the FCC. https://twitter.com/FCC
-Tweet THIS guy. https://twitter.com/AjitPaiFCC
-CALL. https://www.battleforthenet.com/
-This site does the heavy lifting for you.
-Sign this. Â
-Sign this.Â
-Email your congressmen (thatâs what Iâm doing)Â https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
-Swim the #NetNeutrality tag on Twitter. Seriously, itâs helpful.Â
And lastly, GET THIS TRENDING. Itâs trending on Twitter but it needs to trend here too. This is everyoneâs issue.Â
Yup im talking about thisâŚ
NET NEUTRALITY!
WE NEED TO SPEAK UP!
JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE SAYS,
If we donât speak upâŚ
Bye bye, fandoms đ
Bye bye, Memes đ
Bye bye, fanart đ
Bye bye, fanficsđ
SO PUT #netneutrality and reblog!
WE HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 14TH!

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since this post got deleted, here it is
The FCC sided with Comcast and decided to let ISPs censor the internet. The Internet needs to stop this from happening: http://cms.fightforthefuture.org/tellfcc/
Last Wednesday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced a proposal for new rules that would allow for a â fast laneâ of Internet traffic for content providers who are willing (and able) to pay a fee. [1] The proposal reverses the FCCâs previous commitment to net neutrality and open internet and allows ISPâs like Comcast or Verizon to slow down and censor services that donât pay the toll.
We have to be totally honest, this situation is seriously grim. But there is still hope. The FCC already knows that the Internet community wants net neutrality, but they think they can put their spin on these new rules and sneak them through. If we can prove them wrong right now with a massive public outcry, we can literally save the Internet once again.
We need to stop the FCC now. Big business groups are already ramping up lobbying efforts with the FCC in swarms since Wednesdayâs announcement in support of censoring the open Internet and to ensure this dangerous proposal moves forward. [2]
This is a critical moment. In the last few weeks more than 65,000 people have taken action with us. Can you help us get to 80,000 by the end of the day today?
[1] Gautham Nagesh. âFCC to Propose New âNet Neutralityâ Rulesâ. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304518704579519963416350296
[2] Edward Wyatt. Edward Wyatt. âLobbying Efforts Intensify After F.C.C. Tries 3rd Time on Net Neutralityâ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/business/lobbying-efforts-intensify-after-fcc-tries-3rd-time-on-net-neutrality.html?hpw&rref=politics
 - Fight For The Future
weâre almost ž of the way there!! câmon guys, every bit counts!
will it ever stop
fucking signal boost
IF YOU ARE NOT SIGNAL BOOSTING THIS YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION.
IF THE U.S. FALLS TO THIS IT WILL OPEN OTHER DANGEROUS DOORS INTERNATIONALLY.
Net Neutrality
For those of you who donât know what net neutrality is:
âNet neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers and governments regulating most of the Internet must treat all data on the Internet the same, and not discriminate or charge deferentially by user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or method of communication.â - Wikipedia.Â
TL:DR Itâs the internetâs deceleration of independence.
This git person of ill dispute:Â Â
Trumpâs FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, wants to take Net Neutrality away from YOU by DECEMBER. once itâs gone it WILL NOT COME BACK. I should not have to explain to you why this has to be stopped.Â
cr1tikal put it best:Â âYouâll basically be buying loot boxes from your ISP. The internet will have have loot boxes where you pay more for certain websites and youâll be buying packages that come with a random assortment of websites.â
Thatâs just the beginning.Â
Without the internet many of us would have never had the opportunity to meet and express ideas. YOUR free speech is on the line here and if we cross that line I fear for our futures. Many of us only know our histories because of the internet, we must refuse to let ourselves be erased again.Â
WHAT CAN I DO?
Simple. Do what yâall did to EA, the public outcry and rage against the lootbox and gambling systems had EA back peddling. Apply that to stopping the FCC and we wont loose Net Neutrality. Remember governments exist to serve the people, not the other way. Not banks, not corporations.
Verizons plan to break the internet. (link)
SEND YOUR THOUGHTS TO THE FCCÂ HERE (link)
Net Neutrality Violations: A Brief History (link)
Call / tweet / facebook / write to your state representatives.Â
Spread what Net Neutrality is so more people know what is on the line.
Utilise social media (@ajitpaiFCC,)Â Â
have to put this on my main blog because this kind of thing is a threatening menace to everybody who needs the Internet to survive.
Net neutrality is the principle that Internet providers like Comcast & Verizon should not control what we see and do online. In 2015, startups, Internet freedom groups, and 3.7 million commenters won strong net neutrality rules from the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC). The rules prohibit Internet providers from blocking, throttling, and paid prioritizationâ"fast lanes" for sites that pay, and slow lanes for everyone else.
John Oliver on the danger of ending net neutrality:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbOEoRrHyU
On what ending net neutrality means for us:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/fcc-moves-to-roll-back-net-neutrality?utm_term=.ds0OQ5QM#.djMoxJxy
Time to call your members of Congress, again.
PLEASE TURN THIS OFF
Most of tumblr activity is on mobile and this feature is hurting many small creators like myself. Our activity is dropping rapidly as our content is being buried under more âpopularâ content creators that automatically get put on the top of your dash.
Support ALL content creators and turn this off, please. It sucks having our work be pushed to the bottom never to be seen.

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this is the 2016 apology post. reblog in 45 seconds and 2016 will apologize to you in the form of money.
not risking it.
Not even scrolling past it
Why is a man shaking money out of a platypus on my dash?
this is the money platypus reblog for 8-10 years of good luck