One may want to be less, not more clear when one is breaking the law in writing. Apple and Google settled a class action lawsuit over this exact thing.
It’s disappointing how few people stood up to this. I recall Jobs threatening Palm’s CEO with patent trolling if Palm didn’t play ball, which I suppose would give me second thoughts about not cooperating…
Edit: https://9to5mac.com/2013/01/23/the-heated-email-exchange-bet...