They're really going to have 3 ways to deal with this.
1. pull down the existing site while they retool. 2. Pay you a licensing fee while the rewrite from scratch. 3. Do nothing and get a ton of bad press
See if you can get 1 or 2 and maybe make some money off the deal.
People usually cite this reasoning for joining the government -- an organization whose mandate is toward the greater good of its people, but I've never heard it applied toward a corporate entity, whose mandate is solely profit.
Would you mind posting a bit more about your motivations and thinking? I would really like to hear.
I actually don't know much about Don Dodge - I haven't met him yet. All that I know is that he is well liked and respected.
I can only hope to earn a similar level of respect from the startup community.
Its cool that they have someone devoted to worrying about these issues.