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0 pointsRetric5mo ago0 comments

> They aren't doing it with the intent to damage his business.

That’s arguable. They sent him an email concerned about the harm of disclosure with the upcoming auction. They then apparently got offended by the offer of money to sign an NDA which calls their future motives into question as they now had a beef with the guy.

Saying the actions themselves were not improper is also a defense, and could be perfectly viable even if they had beef with the guy.

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tptacek5mo ago

"To be improper, interference must be wrongful by some measure beyond the fact of the interference itself, such as a statute, regulation, recognized rule of common law, or an established standard of trade or profession."

They don't need a defense: nobody has yet stated a claim!

RetricOP5mo ago

It was claimed they committed copyright infringement and they admit to photographing his works as part of this discovery.

It actually being copyright infringement is questionable, but if so it would be improper behavior.

maratc5mo ago

NAL but in copyright it’s not making a copy that’s problematic, it’s making that copy available to others. Anyone can take a picture of Mickey Mouse; one only has a problem when they start to sell it.

This cryptography solution is more akin to mathematics. And mathematics isn’t covered by the copyright law.

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tptacek5mo ago

Yep! That'd be a real claim. I hadn't seen that earlier.

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0 pointsRetric5mo ago0 comments

> They aren't doing it with the intent to damage his business.

Saying the actions themselves were not improper is also a defense, and could be perfectly viable even if they had beef with the guy.

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tptacek5mo ago

They don't need a defense: nobody has yet stated a claim!

RetricOP5mo ago

It was claimed they committed copyright infringement and they admit to photographing his works as part of this discovery.

It actually being copyright infringement is questionable, but if so it would be improper behavior.

maratc5mo ago

This cryptography solution is more akin to mathematics. And mathematics isn’t covered by the copyright law.

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tptacek5mo ago

Yep! That'd be a real claim. I hadn't seen that earlier.

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