Springshot’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