[siegel]

Two questions that might help in framing a response:

1) are they already already using the code you developed?

2) if so, in what manner? Is it an in-house tool for them? A platform they are using to provide services? Some sort of code that's further distributed or sublicensed?

Thanks.

[siegel]

Just to clarify, I think focusing on threats to sue them for the debt are overly narrow. Depending on what they are doing with the IP (if anything), you have potential copyright infringement claims. Those claims carry with them the potential for statutory penalties (could be 6-figures per work infringed).

If I were to threaten them, that would be a big part of the threat. But, of course, it depends on if they are using the IP and how.