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Re:State court orders Kickstarted game creator to pay $54k f... by jsprogrammer on Saturday September 12, 2015 @02:38AM (#10207476)
This is some interesting wording. How can a third party enter separate parties into a contract?

Do projects really setup their own contracts with their funders?

Re:State court orders Kickstarted game creator to pay $54k f... by codingdave on Saturday September 12, 2015 @11:21AM (#10208315)
Contracts fall under civil law. There is no statutory definition of what constitutes offers and acceptance. So in this case, were I a lawyer, I'd argue that the TOS is a legal contract, and by using the site, you have implicitly agreed to the definition of contract acceptance specified in the TOS.

Whether it holds up in court is a different question, but this lawsuit at least gave a precedent.

Re:State court orders Kickstarted game creator to pay $54k f... by jsprogrammer on Sunday September 13, 2015 @03:25AM (#10210623)
Do you have any examples of implicit acceptance of arbitrary contracts merely through accessing a network resource?
Re:State court orders Kickstarted game creator to pay $54k f... by codingdave on Sunday September 13, 2015 @09:38AM (#10211347)
Of course not - The contract would be made when money was exchanged, not when the site was accessed.
Re:State court orders Kickstarted game creator to pay $54k f... by jsprogrammer on Sunday September 13, 2015 @03:28PM (#10212495)
Sure, but the money is exchanged between kickstarter and the participants (backers and makers). The participants don't exchange directly with each other.
Re:State court orders Kickstarted game creator to pay $54k f... by codingdave on Monday September 14, 2015 @07:30AM (#10214582)
Yup, that is a likely counter argument to be made in court if anyone ever sues over these issues. As I said, though, this is civil law, so it would come down to how lawyers argue it and what judges think. In civil cases, answers are rarely black and white.