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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by devoutsalsa on Monday June 07, 2021 @02:37PM (#27426319)
Because it’s a time suck. Even if you have deep pockets, you have limited time. And potentially bad PR.
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by Sebb767 on Monday June 07, 2021 @02:44PM (#27426412)
By the time the threat is out, the PR damage is already impeding (see: this thread). And spending a few thousand dollar is simply not going to hurt a large corporation as much as it hurts an individual. By the way, this is similar for time: A large corporation sends a mail to the legal department and the case is taken care of. You need to find a lawyer, find the money, collect the evidence ...
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