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1. Melato+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-05-17 23:28:53
I'm no lawyer but this sounds like something that would not go well for OpenAI if strongly litigated
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2. mrj+B2[view] [source] 2024-05-17 23:52:25
>>Melato+(OP)
Yeah, courts have generally found that this is "under duress" and not enforceable.
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3. single+F3[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-18 00:02:48
>>mrj+B2
Under duress in the contractual world is generally interpreted as “you are about to be killed or maimed.” Economic duress is distinct.
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4. to11mt+D8[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-18 00:59:02
>>single+F3
Duress can take other forms, unless we are really trying to differentiate general 'coercion' here.

Perhaps as an example of the blurred line; Pre-nup agreements sprung the day of the wedding, will not hold up in a US court with a competent lawyer challenging them.

You can try to call it 'economic' duress but any non-sociopath sees there are other factors at play.

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5. fuzzte+Wh[view] [source] 2024-05-18 03:18:39
>>Melato+(OP)
>I'm no lawyer

Have any (startup or other) lawyers chimed in here?

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6. single+Qh1[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-18 16:09:37
>>to11mt+D8
That’s a really good point. Was this a prenuptial agreement? If it wasn’t May take is section 174 would apply and we would be talking about physical compulsion — and not “it’s a preferable economic situation to sign.”

Not a sociopath, just know the law.

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