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This is excellent! I hope big companies read this and think twice before trying to: a) take advantage of less-litigious players; b) create abusive contracts boo
by keepamovin 1y ago
This is excellent! I hope big companies read this and think twice before trying to: a) take advantage of less-litigious players; b) create abusive contracts boobytrapped to go to court or force a settlement for control/IP/free-service later.
I hope it spurs a larger "moral reckoning" movement of legal strategy among "big players" - the moral depravity or trying to abuse other innovators through deceptive legal gaming is an illness US corps should cure themselves of.
My advice to developers/engineers who start their own corps is: always read every contract, think through the implications, consider worst cases, and only sign ones you're comfortable with. If you don't like anything, push back and negotiate. How does the other side they come off in that process? Make note of who they show you they are and incorporate that knowledge into your ultimate decisions.
I guess if you're VC backed the calculation is different: let the advisors and LPs absorb the risk and handle it for you. But if not: you need to get involved deeply. AI is a superpower that hopefully stops the abuses that have been so rampant. You got this!