I'm dealing with a situation and need some guidance.
open source code in commercial product. I've been dealing with this for about 3 months now and the situation isn't improving.
This involves original creative work over the past 32 months. I do have documentation proving my ownership and timeline.
What are my legal options here? Is it worth pursuing?
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.
I've dealt with this before.
What trips people up most is having everything documented. I'd recommend keeping a detailed timeline instead.
Have you tried reaching out to your state's labor board? They sometimes have free resources or mediation services.
For DMCA takedowns: the platform has to remove the content "expeditiously" but there's no specific timeline. In practice, most platforms respond within 24-72 hours. If they don't, they lose their safe harbor protection.