Since I am not an insider here at AR, I prefer not to get invloved. I just came across this blog by total chance! Anyway, I just finished reading this Blog about ActiveRain and Move.Com "Highly Entertaining: Realtors Suing Other Realtors" I do not know if it is true or not, or what any of the real facts are, but it is intriguing! It is sort of like what happened frequently in the .Gone age. You show me yours first, and then I'll show you mine! The problems is that deception could be a bigger part of the game. All one side wants to do is take ideas, and reverse engineer the looted goods. Why pay if you can get it free? It sounds as if the folks at Active Rain were rather naive that they if this was the scenario and they did not see this coming. Someone did not have street smarts. To achieve and acomplish afeat such as this, you need to have all your ducks in a row! Think what is their angle? What are they really up to? If you can think about the scenarios, you can react correctly to thier moves. Just like those that play chess the game is no different.
I grew up in Brooklyn New York and although it was rough, it was a great place to become very street wise! Growing up you listened to your mom when she warned you about taking candy from strangers. Growing up in the city was did not allow you to trust of strangers bearing gifts, and always assume everyone has an angle. "Trust no one!" was a good motto to live by! I guess this was a valuable lesson passed down from the original Indian owners of Manhattan! I've never suffered any loss from being over cautious, but when I let my guard down against my better judgement, I got what I deserved. As a former executive member of a union in Washington DC, I feel I was good at negotiating because I have developed certain rules over the years. Rules that I do not yeild on:
- Never give up all without first receiving money, up front - CYA by protecting it first. There has to be boundaries. Even children's games have rules.
- Always obtain great legal advice, not cheap advice or Free Advice! Do nothing without counsel!
- Never offer up anything without having all the terms placed in writing.
- No one ever gets possession until all is closed, and signed off.
- Prior to this, only divulge enough information to be dangerous.
- Desire to achieve should never be replaced with fantasy.
On the Internet, we read of many sites, intellectual properties and technologies being stolen all the time. In ActiveRain.com we talk about copyrighting ideas. and protecting the rights of those that do not. I understand fully that intellectual property is more abstract and intangible than an invention. But the processes are easily protected, and safeguarded. I'd love to hear some insights on the events. I'd would love to know what anyone else has heard.
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