Good points, only that I would flip sides. Your roommate had an idea, great, but not worth a dime unless he is able to do something with it. Obviously he isn't.

Good points, only that I would flip sides. Your roommate had an idea, great, but not worth a dime unless he is able to do something with it. Obviously he isn't. He even screwed up the project before it has started and his attitude doesn't look like this could be a successful and trusty partnership. But trust is a must for a venture. His attorney dad will go on trying to hijack the rights from you. The longer you work with him, the more you increase his chances of success sometime. I"d take the money you have already earned, find a cheap lawyer and make sure who is the owner of the code. If its you, take it and find another partner. If its him, give it to him and rewrite it on your own with a partner you can trust. Your roommate has to find another programmer or do the work himself. If I understand you right, it is work for his classes. Doesn't he risk his grades, if it turns out that he has payed someone to do his college work? If that is so, he is in your hands. Ask from him whatever you want.