Ask HN: Can I fund an anti-SOPA/PIPA TV commercial

1 points by B0Z 14y ago ↗ HN

A quick check of the TOS on kickstarter lists "causes" as something they won't allow. I have a question out to actblue.com to see if I can list myself as a donation recipient if I'm not running for any elective office, but do have a message to share.

My goal is to make something of an "Internet Lobby" since we have a relatively quiet voice were it not for the lobbyists that Google and other Internet companies pay for, as well as their very publicly initiated "black out". I've written a screenplay / script which I intend on posting publicly, prior to production, to solicit feedback and changes from the Internet community.

Some may agree or disagree that this can be effective, but I'm looking for a legal way to accept donations online for which 100% of the funds will be used for getting the "Internet" message out to the public and to lawmakers who seldom hear us.

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Natsu 14y ago ↗

One thing to remember: the TV stations may not all agree with us on this and they can refuse to run a commercial. There have been people unable to run their commercials in the past.

B0Z 14y ago ↗

Thanks. I'll keep that in mind. It sure raises questions about fair access though. The rhetorical question would be 'what if the TV ad you want to run espouses a point of view antithetical to the views of cable and television broadcast media empires?' I may find out.

nextparadigms 14y ago ↗

I think you can use Google TV ads for about $1 per 1000 viewers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peqnSTBnTVk

B0Z 14y ago ↗

Yep. This is the intention to start with. Provide a maximum budget for each day / campaign and target channels that reach the widest audience.

B0Z 14y ago ↗

I'm still hoping someone will post a recommendation for a site that I can use to accept donations through.