$274 Million Raised Via Kickstarter In 2012
from the not-bad-at-all dept
You may remember that, at the beginning of 2012, there were some predictions that Kickstarter might possibly help fund over $150 million that year, up from about $80 million in 2011. Turns out that estimate was way low. Kickstarter projects actually brought in $274 million on $319 million in pledges.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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New disclaimer for Kickstarter
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Typo in "up from" year?
Something seems wrong
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Re: Typo in "up from" year?
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Granted, Kickstarter is not strictly limited to the US, but it's still an interesting comparison.
http://www.nea.gov/about/Budget/NEA-FY12-Appropriations-Request.pdf
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For instance, 83 million USD for games alone. 53 million for films & videos. 34 million for music. Three of the most pirated categories.
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According to hollywrong that is simply one film. Which, on paper, will show a loss for the next 100+ years.
Nigel
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affordable press release service
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