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Re: I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled

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Post by croes »

jdkaim wrote: post #7

Update: I immediately took down my class project site after receiving yesterday’s ultimatum. I still don’t think the simple demo site violated the letter or spirit of the registration rules, but I took it down because I always want to operate in good faith. They followed up today to thank me for doing it, but also indicated that they were putting a hold on my account anyway. As a result, I am not going to be able to…

> Unless, that is, I agree to work on a comparable solution for the university focused on solving the underlying problem I was building HuskySwap for. They would presumably own the IP and were clear that I wouldn’t be compensated. But it was implied that they would then remove the hold, allowing me to graduate.

WTF!

That can’t be legal

Re: I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled

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Post by rafram »

anigbrowl wrote: post #150

Alleging a violation after he asked for an API key, rather than simply turning him down or saying that he could experiment but that he would need to get agreement before deploying, seems like defamation to me.

It's harsh, but that's not what defamation means at all.

Re: I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled

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Post by move-on-by »

eykanal wrote: post #140
GrantMoyer wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I am not planning to get a lawyer involved as I have faith that UW leadership will make it right in the end. All evidence so far indicates they will not make it right, but instead they may make it even worse. Your faith is wildly misplaced. Seriously, talk to a lawyer. Keep in mind, just because you seek advice from a lawyer doesn't mean you need to take legal action against the school. Talking to a lawyer is not a…

Just piling on here because upvotes are not visible. The one thing you can guarantee is that your good faith is not reciprocated by the university. Get a lawyer. To make it easier: it sounds like you're still registered. University of Washington offers Student Legal Services ( https://depts.washington.edu/slsuw/ ). Set up a referral with one of them and talk to them. Even if they're employees of the university and do…

It’s a funny thought, but looks like a nonstarter:

> SLS cannot represent a student when the opposing party is another UW-Seattle, Tacoma, or Bothell student or UW entity.

Re: I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled

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Post by fsckboy »

jdkaim wrote: post #7

Update: I immediately took down my class project site after receiving yesterday’s ultimatum. I still don’t think the simple demo site violated the letter or spirit of the registration rules, but I took it down because I always want to operate in good faith. They followed up today to thank me for doing it, but also indicated that they were putting a hold on my account anyway. As a result, I am not going to be able to…

are JD Kaim and Ed Kaim related?

Re: I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled

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Post by ta988 »

chatmasta wrote: post #83
sneak wrote: post #67

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The way that the leadership will make it right in the end is VIA YOUR LAWYER. Without a lawyer they have no reason to do anything. You paid a lot to graduate, it is nothing short of foolish to squander that investment by forgoing legal representation while they try to extort you. Don’t have any more unrecorded conversations with them. They are playing hardball and you are pretending that everything is a-ok, when it c…

Also, treat email conversations as “unrecorded” if they’re using your university email address. Make sure to download a copy of all email correspondence to a storage device outside the control of the university.

This is really important, they can delete emails. And if they do, that's one more point for your case.

Re: I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled

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Post by MrLeap »

jdkaim wrote: post #7

Update: I immediately took down my class project site after receiving yesterday’s ultimatum. I still don’t think the simple demo site violated the letter or spirit of the registration rules, but I took it down because I always want to operate in good faith. They followed up today to thank me for doing it, but also indicated that they were putting a hold on my account anyway. As a result, I am not going to be able to…

You've encountered a psychopath in the wild. "You did such a good job we want to show our appreciation by _stealing your work and threatening your future to do it while compensating you nothing_."

It's so egregious. If you do a gofundme for legal support where would you post it? So we can follow you there.

Re: I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled

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Post by DennisP »

dylan604 wrote: post #35
throwway120385 wrote: post #28

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100% this. You'd be surprised what kinds of problems go away when you mention your lawyer casually or you have a lawyer send a letter. Even if you don't get the right kind of lawyer right away, they might be able to recommend someone or tell you how to research the right kind of lawyer to get ahold of. Professionals are usually helpful about those kinds of things. Also get a second or third opinion. I've sometimes go…

Don't mention a lawyer casually. Just have the lawyer send a letter. Don't give them the option to call your bluff. People casually mention a lawyer so frequently it means nothing. Receiving a letter from an actual lawyer means everything.

That might be the way to bet but casually mentioning a lawyer once worked for me on a used car warranty claim. I didn't make any threats, I just said "my mechanic says X and my lawyer says Y" and they said we'll call you back, which they did in ten minutes and said I was covered after all.

Re: I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled

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Post by OtomotO »

ericmcer wrote: post #62
impendia wrote: post #41

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I'm a university professor, and this is batshit crazy. Who ? As in not "they" or "the university", but who within the university? Can you tell where the directive is coming from? If this comes from, say, the Provost's Office then this probably can't be handled internally. (The position of Provost is the #2 position at a university, and the provost usually runs the show while the President or Chancellor goes schmoozin…

Are those numbers a sum of the total benefits or something? It seems insane that a campus security guard is making 170k.

It seems insane that you need campus security guards at all oO

Re: I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled

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Post by whimsicalism »

jdkaim wrote: post #7

Update: I immediately took down my class project site after receiving yesterday’s ultimatum. I still don’t think the simple demo site violated the letter or spirit of the registration rules, but I took it down because I always want to operate in good faith. They followed up today to thank me for doing it, but also indicated that they were putting a hold on my account anyway. As a result, I am not going to be able to…

? that is so ridiculous that it almost triggers my BS detector
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