There definitely some hypocrisy, but it might work differently in the law.
As devs, we might claim that 'code is the law' but my guess is that the law does not care. That is, one cannot overwrite property laws by a few lines of code.
Consider how disclaimers work--we are increasingly putting limitations on what rights you can contractually forfeit.
> juvenile and silly. So much wasted time and resources. If you need to take legal action against another company, then do so. But please leave the users out of your shenanigans. It’s unprofessional.
I think I disagree, at least to an extent. They are leveraging an open source tool. They made their business built around that tool.
And as for the innocent users--this is such a small impact to users that I am not to worried.
As devs, we might claim that 'code is the law' but my guess is that the law does not care. That is, one cannot overwrite property laws by a few lines of code.
Consider how disclaimers work--we are increasingly putting limitations on what rights you can contractually forfeit.
This will be interting to watch.