Advice needed on nFT of someone else's art

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Hypothetical question

I'm dealing with a situation and need some guidance.

NFT of someone else's art. I've been dealing with this for about 3 months now and the situation isn't improving.

This involves software/code I developed over the past 13 months. I do have documentation proving my ownership and timeline.

Am I overthinking this or is this a real legal issue worth pursuing?

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NAL, but from what I've read, you should file a complaint. But yeah, have someone look at your specific situation.

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Have you tried reaching out to your state's legal aid society? They sometimes have free resources or mediation services ngl.

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This is depressingly common.

What trips people up most is hiring an attorney to send the initial letter. I'd recommend being patient with the process instead.

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DeFi protocol hacks are unfortunately in a legal gray area. If the protocol has a bug bounty program and the hacker returns funds, some projects have declined to pursue legal action. But "code is law" isn't actually a legal defense.