Fair question. Let me be specific.
What I'm NOT claiming:
Copyright infringement — I can't prove they copied code
Patent violation — neither of us has a patent
What I AM claiming:
I published a specific architecture in October 2025
They shipped a similar architecture in 2026
I sent formal notice to document my prior art — in case they ever file a patent or claim to have invented this
They've ignored four communications
What I actually want:
Acknowledgment that my notice was received
That's it
You're right. they don't have to acknowledge me. But "don't have to" and "shouldn't" are different things.
If a small developer reaches out professionally about architectural overlap, and the company that preaches "transparency" and "trust" can't send a two-line reply in four months? That's a choice. And it says something about how they treat indie devs in their ecosystem.
Maybe I'm not owed a response. But I'm also not wrong for being frustrated by silence.
Let it go. Take pride that a company like Anthropic thought your idea was good enough to run with. Aiming for some sort of statement from them is a waste of time.
I'd happily take pride if they'd acknowledged it. A single reply. That's all. Instead I got silence. There's no pride in that,,just frustration.
But I sincerely appreciate your input.
Creator here.
I built Continuity, a VS Code extension that gives AI coding assistants persistent memory. First commit: October 3, 2025. Published on VS Code Marketplace: October 31, 2025.
In 2026, Claude Code shipped:
Same architecture. Same behavior. Four months apart.
I sent three formal communications to Anthropic's legal team requesting acknowledgment of my prior art notice. I tried their support chat again this month.
Four attempts. Zero response.
I'm not claiming they copied code — I can't prove access. I'm not threatening legal action. I'm asking for acknowledgment that my communication exists.
All evidence is timestamped and public: git commits, marketplace listing, support ticket number.
Question for HN: What recourse do indie developers actually have when a platform ships their architecture and won't communicate?
Copyright infringement — I can't prove they copied code Patent violation — neither of us has a patent
What I AM claiming:
I published a specific architecture in October 2025 They shipped a similar architecture in 2026 I sent formal notice to document my prior art — in case they ever file a patent or claim to have invented this They've ignored four communications
What I actually want:
Acknowledgment that my notice was received That's it
You're right. they don't have to acknowledge me. But "don't have to" and "shouldn't" are different things. If a small developer reaches out professionally about architectural overlap, and the company that preaches "transparency" and "trust" can't send a two-line reply in four months? That's a choice. And it says something about how they treat indie devs in their ecosystem. Maybe I'm not owed a response. But I'm also not wrong for being frustrated by silence.
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