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Re:Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside pr... by richk449 on Sunday April 21, 2019 @06:56PM (#19715095)
What do they sue you for? If you are upfront about what you are selling, and you didn't steal any IP, it isn't fraud or theft of trade secrets. Maybe they have patents, and claim you are violating them? I can't see how it is illegal to reverse engineer a part and sell a similar version.
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Re:Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside pr... by gambiting on Monday April 22, 2019 @01:31AM (#19716767)
Exactly, 3rd party replacement market for car parts is huge.
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