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by hansihe 883 days ago
> We are writing to inform you that we have discovered two Home Assistant integration plug-ins developed by you [...] that are in violation of our terms of service

> Specifically, the plug-ins are using our services in an unauthorized manner, which is causing significant economic harm to our Company.

> We take the protection of our intellectual property very seriously and demand that you immediately cease and desist all illegal activities related to the development and distribution of these plug-ins.

They seem to be threatening legal action because he is violating their terms of service? This doesn't make much sense to me

2 comments

IANAL, but this sounds like bullshit intended at scaring people into compliance. An individual cannot afford legal fees against a corporation no matter what. The usual.
It looks like it is using a service running on Haier's servers, which is probably what brings terms of service into this.