> Does it give the firm a bad reputation, potentially keeping it out of the next Facebook? Unquestionably. I question this assertion. As others pointed out in

> Does it give the firm a bad reputation, potentially keeping it out of the next Facebook? Unquestionably. I question this assertion. As others pointed out in the HN comments for the lawsuit announcement, the only people who have to worry are those with questionable ethics. We need fewer of those people in startups so this is a positive signal to me.