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by charlesdm 4103 days ago
I would assume there is some evidence to support his claim. Indeed, if there is nothing, then probably nothing can be done.

It also depends on how you word it. I would offer to transfer the IP rights of the original software to them. If they're not using the original software, then again there might be little he can do.

I'm not a lawyer, but did discuss a similar situation with a lawyer friend a while back. Worth getting an initial consultation about this with a lawyer, imo.

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<quote>Worth getting an initial consultation about this with a lawyer, imo.</quote>

First sensible thing thing anyone has said on this thread! For legal issues the best advice anyone can give is pay a lawyer to look into it. Expensive I know but law is complicated and some mistakes can be expensive.