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Re:I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programm... by neo on Monday September 24, 2007 @12:43PM (#58948)
Get an NDA with anyone you work with. "Ideas are easy, execution is hard" is a cop-out excuse by people who don't have any patentable worthwhile ideas of their own!
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Re:I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programm... by pg on Monday September 24, 2007 @06:38PM (#59129)
"Ideas are easy, execution is hard" is a cop-out excuse by people who don't have any patentable worthwhile ideas

I have a lot of ideas. Some are worthwhile. And yet I think execution is the hard part.

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Re:I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programm... by Kaizyn on Tuesday September 25, 2007 @02:10AM (#59313)
Do you think that's because it's easy for you personally to generate ideas? Such creative thinking comes more easily to some than to most others.
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Re:I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programm... by anamax on Monday September 24, 2007 @11:48PM (#59267)
Having done both, ideas are much easier. (I have 2 issued and 10 pending, 7 of which are a company's crown jewels.)
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Re:I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programm... by jamiequint on Monday September 24, 2007 @01:49PM (#58977)
ideas aren't patentable
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Re:I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programm... by Shooter on Monday September 24, 2007 @06:04PM (#59108)
"ideas aren't patentable"

That's true, but business methods and certain software implementations of novel ideas are patentable...at least in the US. I've found that truly good ideas are easily translated into one or both of these. The problem is, most people have "me too" ideas.

All philosophical arguments aside, the patent system can be an entrepreneur's best friend. Yes, the system is heavily abused. I personally don't believe in software patents. But I damn sure use them. Color me hypocritical.

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Re:I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programm... by brlewis on Monday September 24, 2007 @02:13PM (#58986)
In the theoretical law where statute is obeyed and Supreme Court precedents are followed, you're absolutely right. For the actual law that happens to you when you go to court, you should consult a lawyer.
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Re:I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programm... by Jd on Monday September 24, 2007 @01:51PM (#58978)
For better or worse, this is incorrect.
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Re:I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programm... by vikram on Tuesday September 25, 2007 @12:06PM (#59445)
An idea for a business is hardly patentable!
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