This post is dated dec 26,2010. It has been re-edited and published.
The best amongst the worst ideas one can have in his mind is ‘stealing the idea..’ like the founder of famous software company through im sharing this with you and ‘founder’ of a famous social networking site! and this is a part of the latest Hollywood hit “INCEPTION”..and also copying an idea is the plot of the movie “SOCIAL NETWORK”.
Though I realized it now,it is an old idea,but a very dangerous one!
This idea of ‘STEALING AN IDEA’ leads to a state where relationships have no value,stealing an idea is different from copying the idea…in the real world of ours, stealing can be approximated to copying because we can only control our mind,and not others mind as ours..(in a general case).so you can get inspired from others ideas to such an extent that,at times you don’t realize that the idea is not yours! even if there is a change in the presentation of the idea,people say “it is a copied one!!!”when you fail to convince them.Even though you inspire or copy an idea,you should be a bit careful,and the change the application of that idea..if you are successful in doing so..you have a chance to escape .
The most important thing is that do not share or tell a known thing to the people(if you think they know it). Copying or inspiring from an idea,according to me..is the most common theft..that takes place everyday,every minute,every second around the world…and there is no way we can know it or control it.so the only way an idea can be protected is sharing it only with yourself and not anyone!
When an idea is told or expressed,it is definitely exposed to theft and if you are late in its application? you’re gone as there is a chance for your idea to be applied before you apply it.There are some cases where your idea is improvised and used,in such cases it is an inspiration for others and you have to be happy for it,because you are the source of that idea’s application and that application is better than the application which comes from your own idea.
So my suggestion is..your idea,which may you think stupid may earn billions of dollars for others…never let your gray matter exposed,and try to be an idealistic person with your ideas!!!!