> don't spin-off that company using corporate knowledge That is a very common way to do a spin off. Usually it involves some patents or non public knowledge an

> don't spin-off that company using corporate knowledge That is a very common way to do a spin off. Usually it involves some patents or non public knowledge and you make an agreement with the original company for it. But when it is all open there is nothing, legal or moral (in my opinion), from stopping you from making your own spinoff. Companies don't care about you, you shouldn't care about them.