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        INFIDEL on 28/10/2012 - 14:06

        I also read your final point - that our system is "crazy".

        Please explain… my misunderstandings. Am happy to learn about others systems like Gift Aid.

        I never used the Gift Aid system as I wasn't paying tax in UK, just had it explained to me by so many charities when I gave donations there. Took up a lot of their time, and mine.

        Gift Aid seemed a more complex process than Australian system, where you know full amount of your donation & just keep donation receipts, then include total amount in tax return to reduce your tax. Aussies love a reduction in tax payment & any incentive to give helps charities.

        The fact that charities in the UK need to spend time explaining that Government's system, filling & lodging forms, compared to an Aussie collector saying "Donations (of $2 or more) are tax deductible" - does tend to indicate the difference in complexity for those donating!

        The outcome is the same - the respective Governments forego the income tax on the earnings that generated the donation (but only after filling out paperwork in the UK).

        Although our tax system can be confusing - the reduction in tax paid in earning a donation is one of the simpler areas - easier to understand than the UK system I tried to understand, but still obviously don't.

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      fertiliser on 21/10/2012 - 23:09

      Donations over $2 to charity are deductable. Not donations to your children. Political party donations are also capped at $1500.

      The point is it gives people some incentive to donate to charity. I think its a good idea and back it 100%.

      By the way, a donation of $5000 doesn't mean you get $5000 back on your tax return.

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  Xebozone on 22/10/2012 - 02:45

  +1

  1: go to http://nbcf.stageinkatana.com/
  2: Ctrl+Shift+K to bring up developer console on Firefox (or CTRL+Shift+J on Chrome)
  3: copy the following and repetitively paste the following into the console:
  display_fund_and_download_album('Songs_in_the_key_of_BC.zip')
  4: PROFIT!!!

  It's easy to paste it many, many times and then just cancel the download boxes in bulk

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    Xebozone on 22/10/2012 - 02:48

    +1

    damn… according to the javascript, the max they will donate is 60,000
    Let's do it OzBargain!!!

    OP, post these instructions? ;)

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    Xebozone on 22/10/2012 - 03:12

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    OK!!! EVERYONE!
    Just spam this download link:
    http://nbcf.stageinkatana.com/tracks/downloadalbum?download_…

    IT WILL ADD MONEY AUTOMATICALLY!!

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    Xebozone on 22/10/2012 - 03:20

    +3

    Or, for the pros, who want to automate everything:

    1. install wget for windows
    2. add wget to the PATH
    3. use the following batch script:

    :start
    wget —spider nbcf.stageinkatana.com/tracks/downloadalbum?download_url=Songs_in_the_key_of_BC.zip
    goto start

    Running on my machine ;)

    I've done my white-hat charity

    EDIT: I was reading through the posts, and yeah, I should probably stop this, as I don't want to stop other people from downloading the free music.
    Oh well… I've 'donated' enough.

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      INFIDEL on 22/10/2012 - 09:48

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      Um… based on normal business practice with these promotions, you most probably have 'donated' precisely nothing. Sorry!

      Its all a promotion for Warner Music Australia - wrapped up with 'Pink' advertising. But the donation amount would have been worked out long ago. It may already have been paid (last financial year?). That way the company & charity are happy with the certain outcome.

      I thought this was general knowledge. Its like believing those giant charity cheques are taken down the bank after the photo op. Its all spin. Even 'Gruen Transfer' on ABC1 covered it last 'Pink' season, from memory. I've posted this enough to dispel the fantasy.

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  unity1 on 22/10/2012 - 15:45

  Ends Saturday according to posts on the NBCF Facebook page. Keep an eye out on the total.

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    INFIDEL on 22/10/2012 - 16:24

    Its not the promotional 'total' that matters (that's to keep the punters interested in the promotion of the company), but the total real money transferred to the charity. They are rarely the same.

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  PeterToan123 on 22/10/2012 - 17:08

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  lol got it up to 1.5k

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  unity1 on 23/10/2012 - 19:54

  $21959. 4 days left

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  unity1 on 25/10/2012 - 09:23

  -2

  $22266. Thanks to the stupid naysayers in this thread this total has almost stopped dead in its tracks and is not going to get anywhere near $60,000.

  To everyone else you should be commended for the part you have played to help build this total. I'm sure your efforts will be appreciated by everyone.

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    retiredfeline on 25/10/2012 - 13:30

    +2

    Meh, I think Warner Music will give the full amount. This is just a publicity stunt to make people feel that they've done their part. (Yes, I have clicked.)

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    windsurfer-sp on 25/10/2012 - 13:36

    Not sure Unity's comment deserves a neg, his/her heart is in the right place.

    However, Warner Music didn't need to do this promotion at all. If they care about the cause, why not just give 60k away? Or even go a step further and get all Matthew 6:2 on it.

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      retiredfeline on 25/10/2012 - 13:43

      I think it's a good way to make people aware of the cause. Also they get some publicity.

      BTW, I did not neg unity1. I think he/she means well, but I also think there's no need to worry about the cause not getting the money. Also it's on other social sites I'm sure so we can't take all the blame/credit (if at all) for the amount not rising.

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  unity1 on 25/10/2012 - 16:29

  Put it this way. If you were to receive $1 for every download the total would have reach $60,000. Enough said.

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  Xebozone on 26/10/2012 - 06:05

  so, it's stuck at 22,497, and this ends tomorrow.
  Shall we get this up to 60,000 just for fun? ;)

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    unity1 on 26/10/2012 - 06:49

    It won't allow me to do anymore from my computer. I'll try through the VPN and other iOS devices.

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  dan76n on 27/10/2012 - 06:39

  I just downloaded the file to my IPad and unzipped it but can't work out how to move the songs to my music?

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  [Deactivated] on 27/10/2012 - 15:23

  +1

  Phwoar, 160 Positive Votes. I think that makes this officially the breast deal in town

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  machej on 27/10/2012 - 17:00

  Now they have put an IP checker in there. It will never get to 60k. :(

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  INFIDEL on 28/10/2012 - 14:29

  Bottom line with this promotions campaign for Warner Music is this was a cheap advertising campaign. All money donated plus all promotions costs, dinners, drinkies, gifts, transport costs, etc are a business expense so should be able to be totally written off like any advertising expense. And those costs would have increased in an effort to mitigate the effect of the campaign on OzBargain, which could result in a lower donation!

  The idea behind any "Click n Donate" promotion is to associate a warm feeling with the advertiser. That outcome should certainly be better for the advertiser than free gifts to those clicking (but they also gave us a free sample of their product - music). The advertiser would otherwise spend a similar amount on a very cheap advertising campaign which is unlikely to hold the attention of the punters like this has. It is very cost effective - getting word of mouth & social media attention. It got enough attention for Warner Music Australia here.

  That a worthwhile charity gets a financial benefit is a positive side effect. I certainly make small donations to them. But with these promotions, clicks rarely equate with dollars, and are primarily a 'measurable outcome' of the promotion for the advertiser.

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