DocuSign Tries to Shut Down a Two Day AI Project That Works

Michael Luo didn’t raise funding, didn’t hire a team, and didn’t spend months in stealth. He sat down one weekend, opened a few AI tools, and built Inkless, a fully functional e-signature platform that lets users send, sign, and track contracts at no cost. It took him two days and costs him around $20 a month to run. Within a week of launch, he received a legal warning from DocuSign. The $15 billion e-signature giant accused him of infringing on its intellectual property and making “false and misleading” statements about its platform. The cease-and-desist letter, sent directly to Luo, warned that DocuSign considered the matter “very serious” and demanded immediate action to take down the product. I got a cease and desist from DocuSign for my free SaaS.A couple of mon