R
Rain
Guest
Hi,
I am not trying to be a jerk here or anything, but I am wondering how Warmoth handles new design ideas from submitting customers. For example, what if, say, someone has Warmoth create a custom body, and then Warmoth offers it in their line up? Since there is no patent on the design shape, would Warmoth offer the artist a percentage on further sales, or would they take the capitalist approach and totally ignore the source (the customer) of where the idea came from?
Please do not misunderstand me - I 'm not trying to upset anyone. But thesedays it seems that as long as someone can rip someone off legally, they can get away with it...like hyenas stealing a kill from a lion.
I understand the importance of securing a patent. I also understand that many, many people have become broke in the process of trying to protect their patents from big business thieves, and that a patent means nothing without millions of dollars (attorneys fees) behind it in support of it's protection.
But in this situation, it's different. Once I have paid the fees (CNC set-up charges, etc.) to Warmoth, the dirty work is done. Warmoth, in charging me custom fees, would have no investment into it's design that was out-of-pocket for them, since I paid for everything up front.
At that point if Warmoth decided that my design might be a hot seller, and began to include it into their body options, would they contact me for a buy out or percentage of sales agreement, or would they just take the idea outright, and then tell me to take a hike?
Of course I don't expect you to admit "Oh yeah, we'll totally rip you off", but I am interested in what your official policy is regarding this.
Once again, I am sincere with this in the sense that I do not wish to imply that Warmoth's credibility is questionable or anything like that. It's just that nowadays you have to find out what everyone is up to before you do anything. I certainly hope you can understand that, and that because America is what it is today, I can't be too careful.
Thanks for your time and effort with this,
R
I am not trying to be a jerk here or anything, but I am wondering how Warmoth handles new design ideas from submitting customers. For example, what if, say, someone has Warmoth create a custom body, and then Warmoth offers it in their line up? Since there is no patent on the design shape, would Warmoth offer the artist a percentage on further sales, or would they take the capitalist approach and totally ignore the source (the customer) of where the idea came from?
Please do not misunderstand me - I 'm not trying to upset anyone. But thesedays it seems that as long as someone can rip someone off legally, they can get away with it...like hyenas stealing a kill from a lion.
I understand the importance of securing a patent. I also understand that many, many people have become broke in the process of trying to protect their patents from big business thieves, and that a patent means nothing without millions of dollars (attorneys fees) behind it in support of it's protection.
But in this situation, it's different. Once I have paid the fees (CNC set-up charges, etc.) to Warmoth, the dirty work is done. Warmoth, in charging me custom fees, would have no investment into it's design that was out-of-pocket for them, since I paid for everything up front.
At that point if Warmoth decided that my design might be a hot seller, and began to include it into their body options, would they contact me for a buy out or percentage of sales agreement, or would they just take the idea outright, and then tell me to take a hike?
Of course I don't expect you to admit "Oh yeah, we'll totally rip you off", but I am interested in what your official policy is regarding this.
Once again, I am sincere with this in the sense that I do not wish to imply that Warmoth's credibility is questionable or anything like that. It's just that nowadays you have to find out what everyone is up to before you do anything. I certainly hope you can understand that, and that because America is what it is today, I can't be too careful.
Thanks for your time and effort with this,
R