how to protect our rights?

[anne (bxl)]

Keep good copies of your submissions - and I would consider a method of dating them. This is worth another thread, but I did once hear that an unopened date franked (mailed to yourself) copy stands up in court fairly well as a cheap means of proving your idea was stolen.

Very simple ideas like this one could help us facing the business jungle.
Do you have some additional suggestion or experience?

[Araich]

Also if you have an accountant or a lawyer, you could post it to them registered mail (keep your receipt), and either have them keep it unopened, or note their receipt of it, and keep it unopened yourself.
I would look for an envelope that prohibits easy opening too.

I don't imagine I will ever need to do this, but I guess if it is a major proposal, it could not hurt - especially when it is only a few dollars.