>"It is frankly scary that a company can get $1M+ in funding and not realise they cannot just rip other peoples work..."
And more to come. This is an inevitably when your business model revolves around getting as many start ups money as you can in the hopes that some hit it big. It's inherent when you don't (and can't) vet all the people and ideas; you'll eventually end up with "people of poor moral character" in your system.
And there's no excuse for it. I wonder how it will be dealt with. I bet everyone involved was anti-PIPA.
And more to come. This is an inevitably when your business model revolves around getting as many start ups money as you can in the hopes that some hit it big. It's inherent when you don't (and can't) vet all the people and ideas; you'll eventually end up with "people of poor moral character" in your system.
And there's no excuse for it. I wonder how it will be dealt with. I bet everyone involved was anti-PIPA.