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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by munk-a on Monday June 07, 2021 @06:47PM (#27428268)
Not quite - if your lawyer believes they have a case, especially a strong case, there is quite likely a good opportunity to settle out of court and the other side's lawyers (acting in their own client's best interest) will go out of their way to try and encourage them to accept a reasonable settlement.

You're only boned if it actually goes to court - and even in that case you're still free to settle until the judge announces a verdict.

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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by tgsovlerkhgsel on Monday June 07, 2021 @09:48PM (#27429739)
The second "your lawyer" exists, you have hired and paid a lawyer.

Any settlement that doesn't consist of "the company withdraws their claims *and covers your lawyer costs" means you lost.

Not saying you're going to go bankrupt, just that you lost (financially) compared to just giving up a toy project and letting the bully win.

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