Then Dana added something else: “If you can, speak up tonight, show your control over it. If you can prove the core features depend on your validation, the room will stop debating and start calculating. It may not even have to go to court.”
Mara looked at the demo unit across the room. She remembered the validation gate she built long ago, designed to protect the system from outside theft. She never thought she would need it against her own brother, but the logic stayed the same: the product did not run properly without the right authorization.