Best advice is to keep your idea a secret and show it to no one. I made the mistake of having a design I created digitally done by a real dirt bag who sold it to someone else saying it was his to sell because HE did the artwork although I paid him for his services. The purchaser, in turn, bastardized my design making it a ridiculous interpretation of what I intended, but did win a major design award with it.
I was stupid, please learn from my mistake. Lawyer up ahead of time and show it to NO ONE. Intellectual property means be smart (intelligent) enough to keep it to yourself, and ownership will stay all yours.
Good Luck.
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Jim
Last edited by Ummgawa; 12-05-2011 at 08:39 PM.
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