Someone stole your idea and benefitted from it; instead of you!.

I like your comments. As humans,(with a brain that works) we will always come up with ideas, whether they are workable or not. Indeed, nobody alive- even if this individual has limiteless endowments at their disposal-possess all the resources to execute the ideas. However, volunteering information about ideas formulated by its creator to others (for any reason) is fundamentally different from stealing the other person(s) idea and using it; to the detriment of the individual who is 'deemed' the creator of said idea. Remember, the idea was stolen from them.., yes, stolen.! Would'nt that reality cause you to change how you deal with the culprits in the future?

u asked how wud i feel if that happen to me? Of coz im gonna be upset about it, but it will not hurt me at all. Why should i? In reality world, life is like a game, those who are smart,work hard,creative, talented,quick, etc will win the games, nobody will wait if you are late.its rules of the game to success. I stole many ideas to come out with better ideas. I dont feel wrong at all. So why shud i bother so much when someone stole my ideas? It will be different case if they stole my work and try to get credit for it. Im up for war!

I like your firey response. Permit me to 'tease' you up some more. (Smile). Given that life is like a game, would you appreciate the work of smart, hard, creative talented person who uses infamous methods to win, in the same way as someone who uses honorable means to do same? For example, do you view a computer hacker in the same way as a computer programmer who invents a software? Both persons are masters of their craft; each of them being the flipside of the same coin? I wonder if we are using the word 'stole' loosely here. I would'nt say that you stole many ideas to come up with better ones. I prefer to say that you used original ideas, improved on them to produce a better outcome. If that is what you mean, then I am ok with that statement. Why? This is the essense of innovation; whereby improvements are made on an older ideas/products to produce a better one. In these cases, credit is given to the inventor/original idea; whether in monetary terms or 'legally' accepted business acknowledgements, or both. Also, by virture of such arrangements, the idea presented by the inventor/creator cannot be viewed a stolen by the innovator. I agree that if my work was stolen, and the thief tries to get credit for it, then it's war!

Mmm, interesting comments. However, this practice whereby ideas are stolen from others -using a miriad of methods and for varying reasons- since the beginning of civilization. In addition, the laws governing the treatment of 'creators of ideas' and offenders who extract any benefit form stealing ideas from victims have always been around since then. (For example, laws pertaining to intellectual property right, patents, etc existed long ago, and are still 'on the books'. Why don't we use the legal facilities available to protect ourselves from the culprits who who 'prey on' our original ideas? Ooh, how did you treat the persons who wronged you afterwards?

Why would you state thatit would be useless trying to claim your rights? Remember, when things like these (as presented in the scenario) happen to you the victim, usually the victim has assess to the evidence that can support the claim that the original idea was theirs. Also, the Courts have been the 'bastion of civilization', and hence all matters can be properly addressed in Court. Just as a reminder, it is in your best interest to protect your ideas; expecially if these ideas can be the subject of commercial benefit to the individuals who move it (the idea) into realizarion.

Having read your comments, I started wondering why should my reaction be dependent on what idea was stolen from me, and /or the significance of the idea being stolen? Is'nt it wrong to take something from someone without permission, and if that is done the persons is guilty of stealing? In my opinion, it should'nt matter what it is, and it is at this point i agree with you to try to get justice by hiring a lawyer in order to seek redress in this matter.In addition, we have a responsibility to protect our ideas (as a part of our intellectual property rights) and to obey the rules surrounding how inventions, innovative ideas are to be handled; especially from a business perspective.

I agree with you.

Interesting comments indeed. While you have expressed that should that happen to you, the event may cause you to be hurt, but why would'nt you cry fowl; especially when you have evidence of the 'truth? Ooh, on reflection, there are occassions when the revelation may become counter productive to the 'cause' in the long run. For example, you may be prepared to accept the effect of the bad experience as a 'loss' to you, instead of making a bad situation worse by exposing the deeds of the villian who stole your idea from you and benefitted from it. But despite the claim that you may have many more ideas 'deposited and in storage' where that brilliant one came from, could'nt that bad event cause your creative brain to shut down, or switch to devious ideas instead?

If you're the villain then you probably not in my team. I tend to know about people that I want to work with from the beginning. Besides, if you need to know the result of your idea, just do some market research on it.

Ha, that's a good one. Remember that villains can also work together and come up with good things too. Remember the lessons to be learnt from the Robin Hood story? Sometimes, you cannot (or not allowed to) pick teammates, but you have to do the best with who you have on that team; despite its composition. Anyway, you point about the use of market research in this caes, is well received.

Let me be the villain here. If you keep your idea(s) to yourself, how would you know that this specific idea is awesome without getting the feedback from others and let them determine -with and /or for you- how awesome the idea is? Knowledge kept 'inside one's chest' will not benefit anyone! The benefit of knowledge - which is a muliple of ideas, organised in a systematic way so that humans can effectively benefit from its use- would be useless to humanity, if the information derived from knowledge is not shared! Being it a community, the need to be societal is paramont. Therefore, often, humans share ideas with each other; whether they 'like it or not'.This is an integral part of us being a societal being! Since we have to interract with each other in the society, would'nt it be better that we use the available facilities and legitimate practices to protect ourselves from persons who benefit from stealing our ideas?

Good point indeed. However, you raised an issue here that I want to address. Suppose having completed a task given to you to do by your immediate supervisor, by using a new method created by you, only to realize that your boss has claimed the credit for it (the outcome). Instead of leaving the work because of that insidious supervisor, why did'nt you consider presenting the evidence at your disposal to his/her supervisor, so that in the end, you are bestowed (rightfully) with the credit; instead of perpetuating the lie that your immediate suppervisor is benefitting from? Certainly, that is why there is a hierachical chain of command at the workplace. At least, by using the organizational structure to seek an audience, it could be the place where justice can be meted out to you, is it not?

It is true that one needs to be careful who one discloses whatever information to; as it is challenging to determine who one can trust with private information.

Let me be the villian here. How would you know that your idea is a brilliant one without sharing the idea with others, and then obtaining good (satisfactory) feedback from them? Ooh, remember that not all brilliant ideas are workable ones. The issue is what did you do when your ideas was stolen from you and used, and the culprit benefits from it. How did you treat the 'culprit' afterwards?