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I urge the founder to reconsider. A strongly worded letter is common and is usually far more bark than bite. Has the OP considered consulting with a lawyer? I'
by demarq 5y ago
I urge the founder to reconsider. A strongly worded letter is common and is usually far more bark than bite.
Has the OP considered consulting with a lawyer? I'm sure there are better alternatives than shutting the whole thing down.
- protoduction 5y agoGiven that it's not a commercial product anyway at this point, the plan is to open source the project in its entirety. If it catches on, and there seems to be a demand for a managed version of it, then I (or someone else) can pick it up again under a different name.
- spicybright 5y agoI'd do the same OP is. Lawyers are expensive.
- nikolay 5y agoWhy not just change it to "login link" or some alternative branding instead?
- nikolay 5y agoBig companies such as Auth0 are no shy about using "magic link" and don't care. It's an industry term, and not all registered trademarks are legit and unconditional, and all those trolls want is to lose "their" trademark, obviously!