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Need help understanding fanfiction and derivative works

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Hypothetical question

Looking for advice on a legal issue. Here's what happened.

fanfiction and derivative works. I've been dealing with this for about 4 weeks now and the situation isn't improving.

This involves software/code I developed over the past 25 months. I do have documentation proving my ownership and timeline.

Do I have a strong case? What should my next steps be?

Illustrative response

Just want to point out — the statute of limitations might be a factor here. In some states it's as short as 1-2 years. Don't sit on this too long.

Illustrative response

Not a lawyer, but I have direct experience with this.

The thing that gets people is having everything documented. I'd recommend keeping a detailed timeline instead.

Need help understanding fanfiction and derivative works

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