[AyKarsi]

Re 1 Probabyl to much time and money in the wrong channels..

Re 2: Only a trademark

Re 4: It's seems to be somebody who knows the internals. As they are asking for things, you can't really know unless you've worked with us. We're trying to figure out who is doing the biding..

Re 5: Completly aggree. What they will be lacking is the market knowledge. Before spending money on a lawyer, I'd rather invest that money directly in the product..

[jeffmould]

Yep. I wouldn't worry about it. Freelancer.com, etc..., are full of "build a clone" projects. Keep your focus on your project.