Buzzsaw, some advice if I may...
Rule Number 1 - You only threaten legal action when you have already instructed lawyers and told them to wait for your instruction to file.
Rule Number 2 - If you have not completed rule 1, don't even think about public threats as you instantly hand legal advantage to your opponent.
Rule Number 3 -
NEVER EVER threaten someone in public with legal action when you have a commercial partnership agreement with a third party as by default, the commercial partner may face a libel/slander action on the actions of their representative agent.... i.e YOU. To be clear on this.. a Plaintiff will always go for the target with the deepest pockets, so your actions will likely implicate 1C in any false accusation/defamation case.
And if you dont understand any of that chap, then I highly recommend you step down from your position before 1C fires you for gross incompetence, because frankly, I would not have you within 1000 miles of any commercial arrangement based on your own commentary. But then 1C may already know this, hence why you have the terms you have published here? Which is ironic, as any contract worth its weight in paper will also have its own confidentiality clause, so did you clear it with 1C before you chose to share those terms with the community?
You have conducted yourself poorly here and apparently elsewhere and those who were prepared to give you the benefit of the doubt, have seen an individual who clearly has zero understanding of the legal system both US or English courts based, zero understanding of reputation tarnish (your commercial partners, not yours...as that appears burnt to a crisp) and an inability to recognise when to step away from poor past decisions.
If I were you, I would focus your attention now on how you will explain your actions to 1C, because if I were that company, you would be fired by 9am tomorrow with immediate cease and desist order and request for the return of all intellectual property.
But hey...this is just advice, from someone who has actually created, managed and litigated partnership agreements and more importantly, won!
The only way I see you get out of this is a full retraction and unreserved apology and even then... I would be astonished if 1C allowed themselves to be associated with you.
PS..forgot to add.. you never discuss how little you earn and then have the stones to claim that you can afford a court action, that's just daft.
BD
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