I may not see eye to eye with Franko on a lot of things, but, this is a good thing he is doing. I don't think the situation is nearly as muddy as it is made out to be. Just like many complex problems, breaking it down into simple components makes it simple.
We know who originally owned the Kickstarts. We know who claims to own them now. So, start with the current claimants, and work your way back. The problem is that no one wants to take the risk involved in that endevore.
If Franko is willing to be the champion for the job, then good for all of us. I suspect that we will find that either a liquidated company dissolved without transferring the rights, or it is actually owned by someone that just doesn't care.
Who, knows. If Franko can track down the actual owners, it might have a little enough value that it could be bought out by the community. I do wonder what happens if it is determined that it was never transferred away from a company that has been dissolved.
