Hey, that's my idea....

Original ideas are not always important or useful. It is hard to come up with a new type of music, piece of literature or an invention. An idea may not be tangible, but it is still a part of someone that is personal or even valuable. Stealing an idea is like stealing a birth right. I am not sure exactly what I would do if someone stole an idea from me, but I know how I would feel. Violated is the first word that comes to mind. I have had a person break into my car and take something that was not theirs. I imagine someone taking credit for something that I created or thought of would feel similar. A friend of mine is going into copyright and patent law. There is a high demand for this sort of specialized lawyers. A line has to be drawn somewhere and it simply boils down to a legal issue. I guess ultimately I would have to get the law involved.