Gaiman concludes his talk by saying that piracy is really a form of advertising.
ET, the feed went dark during an acceptance speech by fantasy writer Neil Gaiman.
Readers are already waiting with wallets open, begging to give Gaiman their money.
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Gaiman and DC Comics have announced that the author will be returning to The Sandman series he completed back in March 1996.
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In fact, the one Ms. Honey designed has some macabre elements straight out of Tim Burton, Japanimation and "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman.
He's also hoping for a last-minute push from Gaiman and other backers.
Instead of Gaiman, text reading "Worldcon banned due to copyright infringement" appeared.
Gaiman will be a busy guy in the next few months.
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One of the stories pairs writer Neil Gaiman, famous for "The Sandman" series, with Gahan Wilson, noted for his cartoons in the New Yorker and Playboy.
Celebrities have even joined the Save COH movement, including author Mercedes Lackey (in a huge role), Jim Butcher, Neil Gaiman, Felicia Day, Sean Astin and more.
Gaiman and Lorre also talked changing business models for writers, with the former asking the latter if he would steer young writers away from trying to write for network television.
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There's precious little poetry in this free adaptation by screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, but their sharp spin on the story puts a psychological face on the ancient fable.
"I think that the best thing about Kickstarter is it takes the ability to decide what you see, what happens, from the privileged few to the crowd, " Gaiman said Monday via e-mail.
When the subject turned to digital piracy, Gaiman said he no longer concerned himself with it, having noticed that sales of his books in Russia increased the more that they were pirated there.
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Gaiman, whose honors include the Newbery Medal for children's writing, the Hugo for science-fiction and fantasy and a Carnegie Medal in literature, has written fantasy epics "Neverwhere" and "American Gods" and the groundbreaking graphic-novel series "The Sandman, " among other works.
Perhaps as a boon to disappointed fans, Gaiman, a prolific Twitter user with more than 1.7 million followers, shared a link Monday to his video acceptance speech from when he won the SFX Award for screenwriting in February.
Ustream says automated software designed to detect the unauthorized posting of copyrighted material was triggered when, before Gaiman's speech, the ceremony showed clips of "The Doctor's Wife, " an episode of the popular sci-fi series "Doctor Who, " that Gaiman penned.
Gaiman, whose "Doctor Who" episode explored the doctor's most longstanding relationship in an unprecedented way, is known for the groundbreaking "The Sandman" graphic novel series and books like "Neverwhere, " "American Gods" and "Coraline, " which was turned into an Academy Award-nominated animated film in 2009.
With the same wit and precision he brings to his lyrics, he fielded questions about the challenges of rhyming traditional Chinese characters (complete with a demonstration), why living in Los Angeles hasn't influenced his aesthetic (but Bali might), and his progress on a stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Coraline.
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