I think @Kiti nailed it on the head. An idea is worth nothing until you execute. One cant “protect” an idea in any way legally or not (at least not if you have shared it with someone other than yourself. For every “original” idea you have …. It will be thought of spontaneously 5 million times across the globe (don’t question the source of the statistics J)
The point is once you have executed …. Even at the smallest scale (e.g. prototype) … THAT you can protect legally. And it’s from this point that you can present to possible partners for scaling or financing.
If you legally protect your executed idea then there is a time stamp on when you presented the idea to “potential thieves” and when the said “thieves” can prove that the idea was one of their own making. Of course you don’t tell them when you protected your idea just in case they get tempted to backdate there “original idea”
But maybe we can get an expert opinion from KIPI or a lawyer. Is @watchman able to share what he has been advised by his lawyer J
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From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of maina martin
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 11:33 AM
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] 3 Companies NEVER TO SHARE an Idea With!
I once was in such a position early in 2008,persued the case,had threats from all corners,even sought some help from the very offices many of us talk about. but guess what..one of the guys sent to me told me that you never give the gold to the miners.And tried to persuade me, to stop caring about the matter and instead try to come up with something more advanced than what I had at the time.he even told me about diplomatic arm twisting a phrase i didnt understand untill much later.
and before I knew it, the system was sold off to a UN body in phillipines.skunkers I was here and many of you were here.
I think salvation will only come if there is an NGO that can fund innovations/ideas independently.
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:59 AM, kris njoroge <krsnjo@gmail.com> wrote:
Question is, what constitutes an original idea? Is it something that has never been done in Kenya or the world? For example the mobile payment systems that all the mobile companies use in Kenya had you stepped up to Queen B and they told you blah blah they do it and the others copy it with modifications or enhancements to your idea is that theft?
There are guys who have spent some time out of the country and have seen shows on TV that they come and try and sell as there ideas what would be the outcome then if they did it but did not pay up?
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Ken Teyie <kenteyie@gmail.com> wrote:
"Why can't we. a Group of Like minded individuals who have our
differences come together and recreate what this society is?"@Watchman, just elaborate how this would begin. Queen Bee et al can
afford to copy paste right left and center. with an Utado attitude!
On 11/23/10, Watchman <skunkingrahim@gmail.com> wrote:> @Goeff.
>
> "This is Kenya" Simply says you've given up. I say let's get our asses
> working on what we want Kenya to be! stop being having a defeatist attitude.
>
>
> If the rest of Kenya can perform without us, why can't we perform without
> them?
>
> Why can't we. a Group of Like minded individuals who have our differences
> come together and recreate what this society is?
>
> Watchman.
>
> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:32 AM, geoffrey gitagia
> <ggitagia@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> in my view this is kenya , first dont trust anyone secondly make sure when
>> you are sharing an idea make the other party be ware they can benefit from
>> your idea but they need to give you a kick back.... else the solution will
>> be copyrighting your ideas...but hey once again this is kenya where the
>> heck
>> do you do that!!!?
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Well, a certain university Dean is credited with a wonderful idea of
>>> starting a university radio station, As he wenta round shaking diplomats
>>> hands, the Student who came up with the idea was still holed up in his
>>> room
>>> with the initial radio equipment he made from scratch.
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