Some examples are like youtube, amazon, ebay, etc.....I have an idea but would like to protect the concept before I bringing it online. Is this possible?
2007-01-05 09:14:15 · 4 answers · asked by zoomat4580 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Advertising & Marketing ➔ Search Engine Optimization
Well, since e-commerce is so wide open, you can make the same offerings, but you can't use their name unless you're an affiliate site...or offer to be an affiliate. I believe laws are dependant on location within your state.
You could create your own and sell what they sell at competative prices. I've never heard of copywritting a business concept. I'm certain if you Google that, you'd find a correct legal answer. Even though I was a law student, I never head of copywriting an idea or concept. You just have to be faster on the draw.
2007-01-05 10:59:22 · answer #1 · answered by chole_24 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You cannot copyright a service concept or a business model. Sorry, the lady is correct... you must simply be faster on the draw. You can copyright a logo, a name, original artwork or a website (as a whole) but you cannot copyright more ethereal things like ideas, phrases (as was proved by Paris Hilton last year) or business and service models. Honestly, if that were possible we would have nothing but monopolies and only a small select choices. It is at the heart of our democracy. The way you can protect your idea is to come up with something that no one else has thought of... and do it better. Have an underlying (fundamental) point that will take the copycats years to catch onto. Give some credit to corporate America...they still move slowly. If you have a trully cutting edge idea, it will take them too long to catch up with you. You will be wealthy and retired before they figure out what your REAL model is.
2007-01-05 15:13:45 · answer #2 · answered by mhaize 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-30 02:35:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah you can trademark your brand if that's what you're asking about
2007-01-05 13:00:47 · answer #4 · answered by Ana B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋