A lawyer can give you legal advice. That is a lawyer's job.
You do not need to wait until you are sued or prosecuted to get advice from a lawyer.
They say "we consider Snaphax to be an unlawful circumvention device under 17 U.S.C. ยง 1201(a)(1)."
They are implying he would be subject to lawsuit and/or criminal prosecution if he keeps distributing the software.
How likely is that to happen? How risky is it for the guy? How expensive might the defense be, and how much pain might this be for a weekend project?
I'm not really sure. But you know what class of people are expert at answering questions like that? Lawyers.
But, sure, if the poster want to keep it up anyway cause you think it's bullshit and are willing to see what they do next, certainly that's another option. It's potentially a brave and commendable one.
But I wouldn't do it because a bunch of people on HN who don't know what they're talking about told me that since they didn't use some special magic words in the letter, there's "nothing a lawyer can do", what?
You do not need to wait until you are sued or prosecuted to get advice from a lawyer.
They say "we consider Snaphax to be an unlawful circumvention device under 17 U.S.C. ยง 1201(a)(1)."
They are implying he would be subject to lawsuit and/or criminal prosecution if he keeps distributing the software.
How likely is that to happen? How risky is it for the guy? How expensive might the defense be, and how much pain might this be for a weekend project?
I'm not really sure. But you know what class of people are expert at answering questions like that? Lawyers.
But, sure, if the poster want to keep it up anyway cause you think it's bullshit and are willing to see what they do next, certainly that's another option. It's potentially a brave and commendable one.
But I wouldn't do it because a bunch of people on HN who don't know what they're talking about told me that since they didn't use some special magic words in the letter, there's "nothing a lawyer can do", what?