This is just a case of a bad business person failing to protect themselves. If the idea is that revolutionary and important to your business, then get several p

This is just a case of a bad business person failing to protect themselves. If the idea is that revolutionary and important to your business, then get several patents on the idea and then be ready to defend those patents against everyone. This is why I'm not a fan of API's to begin with. It's just a proving ground for the company hosting the API to troll the best ideas.