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

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I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled (news.ycombinator.com)

They are basically trying to blackmail this guy and keep him from graduating unless he does free work for them that they would then own.

SUE THE FUCK OUT OF THEM while you transfer your credits to another school.

Article: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jdkaim_github-jdkaimhuskyswap-huskyswap-project-activity-7282609173316415488-1jdb/ Article Archive: https://archive.today/icmQi HN Archive: https://archive.today/7aiAE

From the post:

>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 register for my final quarter and have been de facto expelled at the end of this quarter. 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. I really love UW and have had a wonderful time here. But this is so demoralizing. Update #2: I appreciate you guys for all of your advice. This platform was never intended to be monetized, and I am not planning to get a lawyer involved as I have faith that UW leadership will make it right in the end. I'm not planning to pursue this project at this point. If they came up to me at first with the offer to work with them it might be different, but the way they handled it makes me just want to walk away.

They are basically trying to blackmail this guy and keep him from graduating unless he does free work for them that they would then own. SUE THE FUCK OUT OF THEM while you transfer your credits to another school. Article: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jdkaim_github-jdkaimhuskyswap-huskyswap-project-activity-7282609173316415488-1jdb/ Article Archive: https://archive.today/icmQi HN Archive: https://archive.today/7aiAE From the post: >>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 register for my final quarter and have been de facto expelled at the end of this quarter. 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. I really love UW and have had a wonderful time here. But this is so demoralizing. Update #2: I appreciate you guys for all of your advice. This platform was never intended to be monetized, and I am not planning to get a lawyer involved as I have faith that UW leadership will make it right in the end. I'm not planning to pursue this project at this point. If they came up to me at first with the offer to work with them it might be different, but the way they handled it makes me just want to walk away.