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Washington Files First Consumer Protection Lawsuit Over Kickstarter Fraud
An anonymous reader writes "In 2012, a card game called Asylum was successfully funded on Kickstarter. Two months later, its expected delivery date came and passed without a product. In July 2013, the company behind the game stopped communicating with backers. Now, the Washington state Attorney General has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the makers. This is the first time a project from a crowdfunding site has been the target of such a lawsuit. The AG said, 'Consumers need to be aware that crowdfunding is not without risk. This lawsuit sends a clear message to people seeking the public's money: Washington state will not tolerate crowdfunding theft. The Attorney General's Office will hold those accountable who don't play by the rules.' Here's the legal document (PDF)."
Warning: I'm getting bounced more frequently to the Beta site once again; Dice may be having another go at trying to roll it out. Be warned.
I wonder what percentage of Slashdot visitors are immediately switching back to Slashdot Classic by using the link at the bottom of the page ?
If you don't like Slashdot Beta, then don't live with it. Use the link at the bottom of the page to go back to Slashdot Classic and send a _huge_ message to Dice at the same time when they come to look at their website logs.
If you like this idea, feel free to repost this message in other stories and help send a message to Dice they cannot ignore.