Kickstarter - possible?

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Originally Posted by Frieza_Prexus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I suspect, very strongly, that anything of this sort would fall into the "illegal" category. The reason is because you are placing a nexus between the modification and use of a copyrighted work and that of monetary compensation.

IE: If the amount of work done with Sony's intellectual property is in any way tied to donations, that's RMT.

You could do it slyly, or "under the table" and just say "no no, it's for hosting costs," but in reality it'd just be a cover story.

Now, if the developer's time were all taken up by something else, say having to perform maintenance on an old server for 4 hours a day, the donations to provide for then new hardware would simply "free up their time." However, this is not the likely reality, and you will instead be paying them to work on content which brings us back to the point above.

Although I'm not 100% sure; i think Kickstarter legally has you designate exactly where the funds are going - you can't simply start a kickstarter and then pocket the money. RMT is really difficult; but obviously there has to be something can be done as P99 is already accepting donations; right?