>Kickstarter should promote the trust of backers in a similar fashion to the way that Ebay promotes the trust of purchasers.
I would certainly hope not. Get screwed by a buyer? Tough luck, deal with it, cost of doing business. Ebay is the most merchant-hostile pack of morons I've ever had the displeasure of doing business with, on par with PayPal.
Also, if they go that route (even not into full idiot mode territory like Ebay), their reason for existing will go away - make it more onerous for small startups and individuals to operate while making way for the larger, more organized companies, and Kickstarter as we know it dies.
I'm not ready to sacrifice kickstarter on the legislation altar, especially considering how many amazing things have been launched from it and how many more are still in the works. I'd say the occasional trademark kerfluffle is well worth what KS provides.
I would certainly hope not. Get screwed by a buyer? Tough luck, deal with it, cost of doing business. Ebay is the most merchant-hostile pack of morons I've ever had the displeasure of doing business with, on par with PayPal.
Also, if they go that route (even not into full idiot mode territory like Ebay), their reason for existing will go away - make it more onerous for small startups and individuals to operate while making way for the larger, more organized companies, and Kickstarter as we know it dies.
I'm not ready to sacrifice kickstarter on the legislation altar, especially considering how many amazing things have been launched from it and how many more are still in the works. I'd say the occasional trademark kerfluffle is well worth what KS provides.