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I submitted the article and then left the first comment telling everyone I'm the cofounder and happy to answer questions. No tricks here.

> it's really sleazy to concern-troll

Not sure why you're so angry at me. I think it's quite fair for me to go public with this lawsuit. Do I hope that public opinion sides with what we're doing. Yes, of course. Is that bad? I happen to also really believe in what we're doing and the fight we took on. I was a fan of Carl Malamud before we started this company.

And that's doubly true when you consider how aggressive ICC has been in this lawsuit. I mean, suing us personally, trying to bankrupt us? Deposing and subpoena'ing personal friends of ours?

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I'm curious whether ICC's volunteers sign anything transferring copyright of the code sections they draft to ICCC. Also, have you tried asking ICC why they're violating their own Antitrust Compliance Policy[1]?

> Care should be taken to ensure that ICC Activities, including without limitation the ICC code and standards development process, is not used to stabilize prices or to exclude competitors or competition for reasons other than public health, safety or welfare.

[1] https://cdn-web.iccsafe.org/wp-content/uploads/PPG-12-AntiTr...

Hey, UpCodes cofounder again, yes, they do ask volunteers to sign a copyright form. You can see it in this ICC tutorial (at 24s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hebfUQ-G24

Very interesting about that document. Yeah, none of what ICC is doing fits at all with their stated mission or anything.

I'm bookmarking that to read more carefully. Won't help with the lawsuit, but might make for a good tweet.