Originally Posted by AdultKing

In an interview I revealed that Manwin had made a contribution to the project, I've also referenced it early in the thread.

The fact that we have received money from anyone does not make us beholden to them. All contributions to Stop File Lockers are no strings attached and I dance to nobodies tune.

Our expenses are high and our shortfall in our budget is huge. To date I have personally made the largest contribution to Stop File Lockers, the sum of $52,439 AUD. This exceeds the total amount raised from contributors by tens of thousands.

Just to put things in perspective, our rights holder representation agreement cost us thousands to have drawn up by our lawyers, just last Wednesday we spent $400 on each of two letters.

Doing this stuff properly is expensive and NOBODY is being paid for their time and effort. Everyone working in our collaboration system does so voluntarily, including myself.

So yes we took Manwin's contribution, if we hadn't we would have had to stop operating a month ago.

Moogie has grasped this fact and run with it because it's all he's got, he needs to deflect the fact that like so many others he's a fence for thieves.