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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by lal on Monday June 07, 2021 @09:01PM (#27429434)
It was a private conversation which Amjad himself stated he intended to turn into a public lawsuit. There should be no expectation of privacy here.
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by passivate on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @01:10AM (#27430851)
OP apologized and took down the code - which was satisfactory to the Amjad. AFAIK, no lawsuit has been filed.

Now, the only reason to make the conversation public is to apply public pressure to make something happen.

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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by saagarjha on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @05:57AM (#27432401)
OP apologized and took down the code so he wouldn't be served with a lawsuit, not because he thought it was fair.
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by passivate on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @12:18PM (#27437187)
I disagree, I don't see it that way. The very first email says "Don't worry, I have no intention [..]". That to me, indicates OP was aware they were in a grey area.
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