[sdiy] Patents

[Ken Stone]

That doesn't work anymore. If you have trouble defending a patent/copyright
in court when it was done officially, imagine how much credence the envelope
would be given - none.

As far as I am concerned, the best way to "protect" something from greedy
corporates is to put it in the public domain. Sure, the @#$%s can use the
info/design, but more importantly, they can't stop you from doing so.

Ken

>Years ago a friend of mine once said that a good way to copyright something
>(might work in your case with patents), is to seal it in an envelope and
>mail it to yourself.  That way you'll get the date of the post mark on it as
>proof as to when you had the idea.  And in your case, you wouldn't need to
>publish it somewhere making it possible for the public to see and use your
>idea, just the very thing you're trying to avoid.
>
>-Elhardt
>
>
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