Anyone here gone through reverse engineering software?

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Quick background on my situation — any input appreciated.

reverse engineering software. I've been dealing with this for about 6 weeks now and the situation isn't improving.

This involves content I created over the past 33 months. I do not have documentation proving my ownership and timeline.

Has anyone been through something similar? What worked for you?

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I went through almost the exact same thing.

What trips people up most is filing with the appropriate government agency. I'd recommend gathering evidence first instead.

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Been there. Here's what I learned.

The trap most people fall into is having everything documented. I'd recommend keeping a detailed timeline instead.

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Following - dealing with similar IP issues.

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Have you documented the creation date and your original work? That's key for any IP claim.