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There are plenty of investors willing to back businesses that operate in legal grey areas. There are countless examples of this.

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This isn't a gray area. It's automatic jail time.

http://www.plainsite.org/browse/index.html?id=14426

Have you ever felt like the Universe is playing a bunch of really mean jokes on you? I've followed your stories from afar, from how Facebook was painstakingly stolen from you feature-by-feature, to how no one believed you (or grumbled "execution is what matters"), and now to this. Automatic jail time for the other business you decided to pursue.

You have my undying respect for not quietly giving up, even after being dumped on for so very long. Cheers to you, and I hope your next business doesn't randomly combust, or something.

Sometimes. But I know people who have it a lot worse than I ever have, and that quickly puts everything in perspective, while simultaneously emphasizing the importance of taking a stand on what matters.

It can be intensely frustrating dealing with some of the people I've dealt with, but all in all I enjoy roughly the same quality of life that many Valley billionaires do, even if I don't have the paper billions. In that regard I'm quite lucky.

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