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One of the best ways to discourage bad behavior is to shine a light on it, which is why we're publishing our story. The risk here isn't that your former employ
by mikeshreds 11y ago
One of the best ways to discourage bad behavior is to shine a light on it, which is why we're publishing our story.
The risk here isn't that your former employer actually has a right to your company under the scenarios you listed. It's that if they have the resources, they can bleed you in litigation before your case is ever adjudicated. It's like a form of patent trolling, they're using the process to achieve an end they'd never get in adjudication.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoIf they have the resources to bleed you in litigation, would they not have the resources to care little about bad PR?
- jegutman 11y agoDepends on the company. PR is a proportional thing. If the CEO of a company is caught on video killing kittens that can kill 50% of a $100,000,000 company or 50% of $1,000,000 company. Public relations / branding is proportional in that way. Money on the other hand is slightly more constant, so in the two cases above it might be a 2 million dollar hit to each. A possible gamble to the 100 million dollar company but not to the 1 million dollar company.
- rancur 11y ago> is caught on video killing kittens ?
- TallGuyShort 11y agoJust an extreme example of bad PR.
- brongondwana 11y agohttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-09/dentist-walter-palmer-who-killed-zimbabwe-lion-cecil-return-work/6760184 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-09/dentist-walter-palmer-...
- pbh101 11y agoMaybe if it were Oracle, but in this case it is another startup which runs in the same circles and benefits from credibility from a similar audience, even if only for developer recruiting.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoOracle is exactly who came to mind when I was typing out my reply :)
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- giancarlostoro 11y agoI'm surprised you can't just sue them on the basis that they keep bringing up fraudulent charges against you and wasting the legal departments rather valuable time? If something like this isn't possible, then our legal system is currently flawed. I'm not a law expert but that's just awful.
- anseljh 11y agoThat can be done -- there is a claim for malicious prosecution. But you have to win the first case before you can bring it. The other alternative, in the current case, is to ask the court for sanctions.