<instructions>Your goal is to analyze the following comment and estimate how highly it will be upvoted by the Hacker News community.</instructions><comment><author>tothrowaway</author><text>I wonder if this person knows that you do not have to respond to a C&amp;amp;D or submit to its demands? If a party makes a frivolous demand like this, yes, they can file a lawsuit against you. But the chances of that happening are quite slim. Even the most unethical lawyers hesitate to bring junk like this in front of a judge.&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, if you talk to a typical lawyer, they will always say that it is in your best (legal) interest to send a strong response back (at a mere $300 hour, or $3000 flat fee).</text><parent_chain></parent_chain></comment><story><title>Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less</title><url>https://twitter.com/caan_al/status/1559220800342966272</url></story>
<instructions>Your goal is to analyze the following comment and estimate how highly it will be upvoted by the Hacker News community.</instructions><comment><author>throwaway81523</author><text>One word: SLAPP.  See: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;SLAPP&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;SLAPP&lt;/a&gt;</text><parent_chain></parent_chain></comment><story><title>Toptal trying to sue us for saying there are Toptal alternatives that cost less</title><url>https://twitter.com/caan_al/status/1559220800342966272</url></story>