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If it were so cut and dry they wouldn't have chased his signature years later before the acquisition. A lawyer told them to do that. I think it's more interest
by peter422 4y ago
If it were so cut and dry they wouldn't have chased his signature years later before the acquisition. A lawyer told them to do that.
I think it's more interesting of a legal case than you give it credit for. He isn't denying he was paid for his time but that the rights for the finished work are still ambiguous.
- strken 4y agoIf the chance of a legal case going against Microsoft is 0.1% (e.g. his case is really bad), the estimated damages in such a case are enormous (I have no idea what they would be, but e.g. a tiny payment for every copy of Minecraft would be an enormous sum), and the cost of sending him an email is a couple of hundred dollars worth of legal counsel, then why wouldn't they chase him for a signature?