Quote Originally Posted by not skald View Post
or you could just be careful about who you give money to over the internet
I agree in principle, especially in cases where there is no legally binding agreement to finish or deliver what is being advertized.

In the real world, this is a bit of a problem though. Imagine if you made that argument in any other sphere of life.
Buy a car - it doesn't come with a complete engine - Just be careful who you buy cars from.

That's not how the world works. If you make a promise to deliver a product, you should be held legally liable if and when
you don't deliver - after all, not delivering amounts to fraud, and allowing that to go uncorrected puts consumers at risk
of severe abuse.

That being said, I don't think Kickstarter has worked like that up until now. It's not a binding contract of
"If you pay this, I will definitely deliver this in turn", but a "Pay this, and I might be able to deliver this in turn".
I think, for the most part, that such a set-up is damaging to consumers and unfair, so the site really
should seek to amend that.