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Arrington is a lawyer, I find it unbelivable that there are no legal documents.

• pavs 17y ago
  Who said lawyers can't be stupid?
  • rms 17y ago
    Not me, but I don't think Arrington was a stupid lawyer. He worked at Wilson Sonsini. Presumably he knows how to arrange a basic business deal.
• ghshephard 17y ago
  Well, actually, if you believe Fusion Garages side of things (and I really have no clue either way), there are no legal documents because there was no agreement. Ergo, the lack of legal documents is primary evidence that there was no contractual agreement. It's actually quite possible that Michael never raised any money, never invested anything significant into Fusion Garage, and therefore really doesn't have much of a leg to stand on. Saying that you "Worked together on an idea" and "Collaborated on a system" - is a lot different from having a contract wherein Arrington invested $500K into the project, and got a clear assignment of intellectual property. It will be interesting to see if he files suit against fusion garage. Meanwhile - why by JooJoo when I have to believe for $300 more you'll be able to get a MacTablet is what I'm thinking...
  • DenisM 17y ago
    Absent any explicit agreement the work produced together is jointly owned under Common Law. Or more accurately, it's owned by a partnership that is created by virtue of working together without any paperwork at all.
  • tfh 17y ago
    I don't think that you won't get the MacTablet for under $1000. I actually think it will cost around $1500. It would be a macbook air with a nice capacitive 12"ish screen.