ad copyright

When conducting an internet search for "copyrighting ideas," I found a response that you had for a lady concerning her son's designs and how best to protect them from being stolen.

I don't know who you are and apologize if my question is a nuisance, but I wasn't sure where to turn. I work for an ad agency and recently had what I think is a pretty good idea for a billboard advertisement. I'd like to present it to a client prospect in hopes that they would either hire the agency or buy the single ad execution.

Unfortunately, we've had similar situations where our ideas have been presented, the client has passed on the opportunity and then a short while later, we see the ad or a close similance appear without our involvement or authorization. Obviously, this stinks. How can we keep the idea from getting ripped off?

Thanks for your time.

Lee R. Nettles
<lnettles[_at_]go-adpr.com> Received on Wed Oct 27 1999 - 21:01:21 GMT