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The only people who gain out of class lawsuits are the lawyers.

This person (a lawyer) saw an opportunity to make money and jumped on it like a hungry tiger on fresh meat.



I have quite a bit of respect for Matthew Butterick. I don't think he's just a lawyer looking to earn a quick buck. He cares about software and wants to make the world a better place.

> But nei­ther Matthew Butterick nor any­one at the Joseph Saveri Law Firm is your lawyer

This is curious. None of them are my lawyers, but surely at least some of them are someone's lawyers? Isn't it wrong to put such a blanket disclaimer on a website which might well be read by their clients?


So he gets to make money with his profession while defending OSS licenses? I don't see the big problem.


This. I've seen so many class action lass suits where at the end of the day the highest gain per Capita always ends up going to the lawyers. Fuck this guy and everyone trying to make money from this.




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