Comment by JumpCrisscross

> PearAI made a major misstep: PearAI originally slapped its own made-up closed license on it

This is comical but not the core fuck-up: PearAI failed to attribute, thereby violating Community’s license.

It might be salvageable if they can convince customers they aren’t dragging everyone who uses them into a legal morass. But that will likely take more funding, and “help me pay lawyers” isn’t a great pitch.

Good artist copy, great artists steal. PearAI tried and failed to copy. Y Combinator's value-adding play is in striking a licensing and indemnification deal between PearAI and Community. (If Community is smart, they'll demand an arm and a leg. They're owed it.)