I feel it would have been better if we started from the ground rather than getting all the previous data from steem. Like posts, reputations and all, more related to user data. Why we chose to borrow those metrics from steem, when we could have started from scratch. And are we in the safer side from the possible lawsuits as we didn't own those data but the steem blockchain??
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There is no legal issue, this is a fork. A fork is a split of the chain, and all previous data (before the launch) carries over. This is quite normal.
Yes starting from scratch to build a whole new chain is/was a possibility and anyone can do that at any time. I would say that wasn’t an option in their specific case, but hey maybe some are experimenting with that options.
That’s the great thing about open source technology- anyone can build, contribute and experiment.