However, Google's army of lawyers costs them real money, where your bill is largely made up numbers.
Perhaps the true cost is still enough to warrant sic'ing their lawyers on your company.
Even in that situation, a wait-and-see approach is still pretty advisable. The worst case scenario was already known to you - bankruptcy.
Nothing Google or their lawyers do would change that worst-case outcome, and if Google was aware you literally don't have $72k, and might just declare bankruptcy and walk away, they'll be much more eager to negotiate a more reasonable bill and settle your account. It's exactly as J. Paul Getty said...
Very glad it's being worked out and you will not have to go down that path.
> Even in that situation, a wait-and-see approach is still pretty advisable. The worst case scenario was already known to you - bankruptcy.
You could even go scorched earth, represent yourself, and drag it out as long as possible. "Your honor, I'm a free man on the land and all I was doing was travelling the information super highway. I'm not bound by your laws!" Haha.
However, Google's army of lawyers costs them real money, where your bill is largely made up numbers.
Perhaps the true cost is still enough to warrant sic'ing their lawyers on your company.
Even in that situation, a wait-and-see approach is still pretty advisable. The worst case scenario was already known to you - bankruptcy.
Nothing Google or their lawyers do would change that worst-case outcome, and if Google was aware you literally don't have $72k, and might just declare bankruptcy and walk away, they'll be much more eager to negotiate a more reasonable bill and settle your account. It's exactly as J. Paul Getty said...
Very glad it's being worked out and you will not have to go down that path.