I'm not sure why anyone would dispute #1. Perhaps they interpret it too broadly. You can have some success basing a business on another for a while maybe, but

I'm not sure why anyone would dispute #1. Perhaps they interpret it too broadly. You can have some success basing a business on another for a while maybe, but unless you have a solid agreement as to how that relationship works, the rug can be pulled out from under you at any moment. And that's usually what happens.