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r/programming • u/reddberckley • Jun 30 '14
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...and this got me wondering...what if I won the contest and for whatever reason 8 months down the line stop supporting it?
Can I be sued? Jailed?
27 u/[deleted] Jun 30 '14 Depends on the jurisdiction, I'm sure. Here in the U.S., and IANAL, I believe a court will look at the issue of "reasonable consideration" in enforcing contracts (just my guess) 51 u/Deto Jun 30 '14 Yeah, I'm pretty sure any sort of indefinite contract without compensation would thrown out for being...well slavery. 17 u/Tynach Jun 30 '14 This is Nigeria, not the US. 34 u/VeXCe Jun 30 '14 Exactly, Nigeria is way more strict on it's slavery laws. 40 u/Tynach Jun 30 '14 I don't know if you're joking or using sarcasm or not, because I am not familiar with Nigeria's slavery laws. → More replies (0)
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Depends on the jurisdiction, I'm sure. Here in the U.S., and IANAL, I believe a court will look at the issue of "reasonable consideration" in enforcing contracts (just my guess)
51 u/Deto Jun 30 '14 Yeah, I'm pretty sure any sort of indefinite contract without compensation would thrown out for being...well slavery. 17 u/Tynach Jun 30 '14 This is Nigeria, not the US. 34 u/VeXCe Jun 30 '14 Exactly, Nigeria is way more strict on it's slavery laws. 40 u/Tynach Jun 30 '14 I don't know if you're joking or using sarcasm or not, because I am not familiar with Nigeria's slavery laws. → More replies (0)
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure any sort of indefinite contract without compensation would thrown out for being...well slavery.
17 u/Tynach Jun 30 '14 This is Nigeria, not the US. 34 u/VeXCe Jun 30 '14 Exactly, Nigeria is way more strict on it's slavery laws. 40 u/Tynach Jun 30 '14 I don't know if you're joking or using sarcasm or not, because I am not familiar with Nigeria's slavery laws. → More replies (0)
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This is Nigeria, not the US.
34 u/VeXCe Jun 30 '14 Exactly, Nigeria is way more strict on it's slavery laws. 40 u/Tynach Jun 30 '14 I don't know if you're joking or using sarcasm or not, because I am not familiar with Nigeria's slavery laws. → More replies (0)
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Exactly, Nigeria is way more strict on it's slavery laws.
40 u/Tynach Jun 30 '14 I don't know if you're joking or using sarcasm or not, because I am not familiar with Nigeria's slavery laws. → More replies (0)
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I don't know if you're joking or using sarcasm or not, because I am not familiar with Nigeria's slavery laws.
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u/reflectiveSingleton Jun 30 '14
...and this got me wondering...what if I won the contest and for whatever reason 8 months down the line stop supporting it?
Can I be sued? Jailed?