MiramarSpringshot’s founder never agreed to this sale.
Startups risk losing years of intellectual property to bankruptcy court sales.
A bankrupt company’s data becomes a court-approved asset sale, binding vendors’ licence terms only as far as judges enforce them.
A bankruptcy court hears objections to the sale on September 16.
How each outlet framed it
- Ars Technica
- Springshot claims Google's Spirit acquisition includes vague clauses absorbing its intellectual property without consent
Sources: Ars Technica