Early copyright a must for bright business ideas
Aug 15 2007
Budding entrepreneurs and aspiring small business owners should patent any bright ideas as soon as possible, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has suggested.
According to FPB, copyright 'can't come early enough' especially where the idea may be at risk of being imitated.
A simple and effective way of protecting an idea is to get a dated copy of a document, outlining the idea, and post it to yourself, leaving it sealed. This can act as a copyright as it will clearly show the date it was written.
Matt Hardman at FPB says: 'You really can't underestimate the importance of making sure what you're doing is protected and that you're not trampling on the toes of others who have protected their own, similar work.'
He adds: 'If you think that your idea is particularly innovative, and at high risk of being copied or imitated in a way that might be detrimental to it, then of course you've got to act almost immediately.'
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