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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by jfrunyon on Monday June 07, 2021 @01:38PM (#27425482)
> It only becomes meaningful if and when ... your own lawyer believes they have a case

That is true, but most people don't have their "own lawyer" to ask.

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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by mypalmike on Monday June 07, 2021 @02:08PM (#27425930)
Is not too difficult to find a decent employment or IP lawyer to spend an hour with you for a few hundred dollars to go over a document and advise you on how to respond.
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by SamoyedFurFluff on Monday June 07, 2021 @02:30PM (#27426244)
A few hundred dollars? For a new grad that is a ton of money!
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by munk-a on Monday June 07, 2021 @06:42PM (#27428222)
And that's sorta the rub - these costs are all really reasonable to anyone who's been working a white collar job for a few years, but it can be hard to afford for new employees and people in poverty.

Thankfully there are organizations that will take up your legal fight for free in the US.

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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by mypalmike on Monday June 07, 2021 @02:44PM (#27426418)
No doubt. My point was to provide an approximate bounds based on my experience in doing this for one-off legal matters.
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