[jdawg77]

Proving damages, with open source on the backs of funding, is relatively easy for an attorney with startup experienc, knows how much it costs to build a brand + reputation, etc. Then you can put together a financial model on, "Opportunity cost," re-coup it in a civil case, on top of and after the criminal case is finished. A good law firm will file both separately.

Nice, though, for crapping on his chances. I love the positive thinking.

[morgante]

What criminal case?

They have every right to use his software. Under the Apache license, they typically don't even have to publicly admit to using it.

Their only fault is likely glossing over the exact details of what code they wrote and what code they licensed, and even that only in private with investors.

I just don't see how there's any sort of case here. They haven't infringed on any IP.

[task_queue]

Certainly not criminal. The Apache license has stipulations for attribution, if someone is claiming your copyrighted work as their own and stripping attributions to attain funds then it could be argued that the code was distributed among them against the license and with the intention of violating it for financial gain.