I am honestly surprised with the time it took KS to suspend the project. I'm sure they are a smaller team and are inundated with reports they need to check (I always try to give companies the benifit of the doubt because I don't know what happens behind the curtain), but it still felt like it was being addressed slowly. I wish Kickstarter were more communicative with everyone.
Do bear in mind that KS is headquartered in New York (Brooklyn, to be precise). Friday was Good Friday and the start of the eight days of Passover. Sunday was Easter. The entire week is Spring Break. In addition to nearly all colleges being closed, all New York public schools and most private schools are closed for the entire week.
A noteworthy percentage of the city's population is on vacation this week. Hence, things don't get done as fast.
It just sucks that it took a company(LPCC) to spend money on a lawyer to send a cease and desist. As many people that where complaining to KS, this should have been shut down a couple days ago.
that is very disappointing, but I guess KS will prefer to have official notice rather than just reports from backer.
Well you know 50-100 backers sending in reports for the same project could simply be coincidence.
50-100 backers is a big deal, sure - but it only takes a single lawyer to convert a complaint into a court case, at which point it starts costing the company money. Money does indeed make Kickstarter go 'round.