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> November 20, 2025: I followed up to confirm the patch was in place from my end, and informed them of my intention to write a technical blog post. Can that co
by hbarka 10mo ago
> November 20, 2025: I followed up to confirm the patch was in place from my end, and informed them of my intention to write a technical blog post.
Can that company tell you to cease and desist? How does the law work?
- me_again 10mo agoLawyers can and will send cease and desist letters to people whether or not there is any legal basis for it. Often the threat of a lawsuit, even a meritless one, is enough to keep people quiet.
- dghlsakjg 10mo agoFYI, a "cease and desist" carries the same legal weight as me sending a one-liner saying "Knock it off". They are strongly worded requests from a legal point of view. The only real message they send is that the sender is serious enough about the issue to have involved a lawyer, unless of course you write it yourself, which is something that literally anyone can do. If you want to actually force an action, you need a court order of some type. NB for the actual lawyers: I'm oversimplifying, since they can be used in court to prove that you tried to get the other party to stop, and tried to resolve the issue outside of court.