In brief: On Oct. 11, Italian star Valentina Nappi posted a notice to everyone who has enjoyed her work without paying: “If you have ever watched my scenes for free, you own me a gift!”
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Piracy has finally met its collections department, and the invoice came from Italy.
On Oct. 11, Italian star Valentina Nappi posted a notice to everyone who has enjoyed her work without paying: “If you have ever watched my scenes for free, you own me a gift!”
If you have ever watched my scenes for free, you own me a gift! throne.com
She almost certainly meant “owe.” But the typo makes a point of its own. The scenes are hers, and she was taking deliveries.
It worked, at least once. The next morning, Oct. 12, two posts went up on her account a few seconds apart. The first: “I just received The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook – Hardcover from brunksi via Throne. Thank you!”
I just received The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook - Hardcover from brunksi via Throne. Thank you! throne.com #Wishlist #Throne
The second came from the same fan, through the same service: “I just received Conferencing Kit + from brunksi via Throne. Thank you!” Both carried the hashtags #Wishlist and #Throne and linked to the same wishlist page.
I just received Conferencing Kit + from brunksi via Throne. Thank you! throne.com #Wishlist #Throne
So one gift was a fantasy-game cookbook and the other was gear for video calls. It’s hard to say which is funnier, but together they suggest brunksi covers both the dinner plans and the next meeting.
Nappi didn’t say whether brunksi was one of the free viewers settling up or just a generous fan, and she didn’t put a figure on what the rest of the internet owes.
Money talk is having a moment on these pages. Nikki Benz’s career motto is simply “Pay me”.
The collections department reports one account settled. The rest of the internet remains on notice.