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Not quite the same.... There isn't a state licensing requirement to be a software developer. Any person off the street can start writing software tomorrow and

Not quite the same.... There isn't a state licensing requirement to be a software developer. Any person off the street can start writing software tomorrow and call themselves a developer. There are a good number of jobs where someone needs to know a lot about the law, has taken courses or read a lot about it, makes decisions on legal matters on a day to day basis, but cannot call themselves a lawyer. A couple examples include anyone who works on mergers and acquisitions or distressed debt investing. It's similar to "im not a financial advisor" or "this isn't financial advice". It can be from someone who knows an awful lot about the topic.

nickstinemates 4y ago
I think making assumptions about operating models, how easy something is or isn't to gather, etc. is inappropriate. In the same way a random 3rd party may make assumptions about you or your life based on these posts. They don't know you or anything about you. Unless you have some unique insight into the situation, your assessment of the simplicity of dealing with this subpoena is not useful. Obviously, SimulaVR feels differently or they wouldn't have written a blog post about it, wouldn't be in these comments, and we wouldn't be talking about it. And they'd know how onerous it is, given it affects them and they've said it is.
- danielmarkbruce 4y ago
  It's a forum, it's basically for speculation. Short of being rude, virtually nothing is "inappropriate". Saying something is "inappropriate" just suggests one doesn't have a reasonable response to the points made. I've gone through it, from both sides. For a small company or individual, it's just not something to panic about or assume will consume an enormous amount of time. That isn't "unique" insight, lots of people go through this, the US is a litigious place. To be clear, they are not on trial.

nickstinemates 4y ago

I think making assumptions about operating models, how easy something is or isn't to gather, etc. is inappropriate. In the same way a random 3rd party may make assumptions about you or your life based on these posts. They don't know you or anything about you. Unless you have some unique insight into the situation, your assessment of the simplicity of dealing with this subpoena is not useful. Obviously, SimulaVR feels differently or they wouldn't have written a blog post about it, wouldn't be in these comments, and we wouldn't be talking about it. And they'd know how onerous it is, given it affects them and they've said it is.

danielmarkbruce 4y ago
It's a forum, it's basically for speculation. Short of being rude, virtually nothing is "inappropriate". Saying something is "inappropriate" just suggests one doesn't have a reasonable response to the points made. I've gone through it, from both sides. For a small company or individual, it's just not something to panic about or assume will consume an enormous amount of time. That isn't "unique" insight, lots of people go through this, the US is a litigious place. To be clear, they are not on trial.