Interesting that Hacker News folks jumped to the qualitative ideas that boil down to: 1. Dude! You built something cool! He's after you! Cool! You might lose it! Not cool. 2. You need a lawyer.

My immediate response to the "What Now?" was do some research on this guy. Five minutes of Google searching and Ryan is in a much better position knowing who he's dealing with...

Note that knowing about Peter's past legal stuff doesn't change the options: 1. Give up, give in. 2. Stand up and fight. 3. Get a lawyer and decide to do 1 or 2.

That said, here are some links that may be of interest. Please note I have no vested interest in either party - just was curious.

Wonder if I'll get a C&D too for sharing information: 1. The lawyer representing HARO, who's done some 9-11 related work: http://www.andersonkill.com/attorneysprofile.asp?id=5141 2. WIRED coverage: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/tag/help-a-reporter-out/ 3. Past domain arbitration for Peter's LLC: http://domain.adrforum.com/domains/decisions/1259290.htm 4. MediaBistro coverage of a conflict between Shankman's LLC and a PR agency: http://www.mediabistro.com/prnewser/agencies/former_haro_pr_...