[burnished]

I hear you, but I'm curious about why the response of legal threats weighs less heavily on your heart than anything else here? That seems like a big deal and probably the biggest deal here.

I mean, can you imagine a world where the email was "Hey that is great work, but I'm worried this is stepping on our toes a little. Can you take that project down?".

And then honestly the more I think about it the "why dont we offer you a job!" -> "most difficult intern we had" (note: quotes not intended to imply literal quote here) is really troubling.

[pbecotte]

Yeah, I'm all on board with trashing the company. Those emails were terrible.