On 08/07/13 20:20, Aaron Wolf wrote:
FWIW, I think "ransom" is appropriate here. But although it is on the
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html perhaps "compensation"
makes some sense. It implies exactly what is happening: that expenses
were incurred upfront and the author wants compensation for those before
releasing the product.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_pledge_system
"This system is most often applied to creative works, both for financing
new productions and for buying out existing works; in the latter cases,
it's sometimes known as ransom publishing model or Street Performer
Protocol (SPP)."
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