The terms require:<p>To be eligible to start a Kickstarter project as a UK creator, you need to meet the following requirements:<p>• You are a permanent UK resident either creating a project in your own name or on behalf of a legal entity with a Companies House Number.<p>• You have a UK address, UK bank account, and government-issued ID (driver's license or passport).<p>• You have a major UK credit or debit card.<p>• You are 18 years of age or older.<p>How come they can exclude non-UK EU people? Isn't there a single market within the EU?
One thing that I didn't see explicitly mentioned in the article: I really, really hope they don't segment the marketplaces. In other words, I really hope it's possible to log into Kickstarter UK with your Kickstarter US details and use the same payment details to support UK projects. I also hope the set up transparent currency conversion. Otherwise, the value proposition of Kickstarter to UK startups is radically lower.<p>I do a little bit of work than involves some ad networks and affiliate programs, and I find it astonishing how segmented commercial networks still can be.<p>For example, Amazon referrals only track to the country TLD you sent the traffic to. Refer someone to Amazon.com and the buy the product from Amazon UK after following the link prompt that appears on the landing page? You get nothing.
My retro 2D MMO is one of the first UK projects accepted on Kickstarter :)<p><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1375039912/mmoasteroids-2d-space-mmo" rel="nofollow">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1375039912/mmoasteroids-...</a>
The projects located in London (in £GBP):<p><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/cities/london-gbr" rel="nofollow">http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/cities/london-gbr</a>