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Old 04-02-2012, 05:41 PM  
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There is no guarantee that people that post projects on Kickstarter will deliver on their projects or use the money to do their projects. Kickstarter advises sponsors to use their own judgment on supporting a project. They also warn project leaders that they could be liable for legal damages from sponsors for failure to deliver on promises.[10] In May 2011 a New York University film student raised $1,726 to make a film, but plagiarized another film instead.
This one looks interesting. By the same guy behind Wasteland- the classic 80s survival post-apocalyptic game (inspired the Fallout series) http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2

You definitely raised good points, PJ. There's really no accountability. Are people supposed to give something back? Any accountability mechanisms?

At least with startup crowdsourcing, the participating crowd would get shares in the company
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