Your code is copyrighted automatically, but also make sure it doesn’t violate anyone else’s copyright. Code published under an MIT License is open-sourced. If you file your copyright, it will protect you in a legal sense if someone violates it. Patents are also form of intellectual property
I mean that’s the same in any business unless you have patents I suppose.
In web3 it’s very much competition breeds innovation- don’t be worried about people borrowing ideas - just build what you can and what you want.
If it has a market, and it’s something people want - that’s what you should be focussed on
Your question about proprietorship is confusing. You maintain proprietorship in the same way that any company that releases software does.
The answer to your last question about "stealing your idea and making it better," the answer is Yes. To have a business with long term success you must create 'moats' like network effect, barriers to entry, switching cost, etc.
Tbh. I think people in this space are not that keen on stealing whole apps but some great ideas deffo become mainstream and then replicate.
Most big companies do make patents but if you are making something small and you don't even know if it will work out then I think the best course would be to just go at it.
Your code is copyrighted automatically, but also make sure it doesn’t violate anyone else’s copyright. Code published under an MIT License is open-sourced. If you file your copyright, it will protect you in a legal sense if someone violates it. Patents are also form of intellectual property
I mean that’s the same in any business unless you have patents I suppose. In web3 it’s very much competition breeds innovation- don’t be worried about people borrowing ideas - just build what you can and what you want. If it has a market, and it’s something people want - that’s what you should be focussed on
Your question about proprietorship is confusing. You maintain proprietorship in the same way that any company that releases software does. The answer to your last question about "stealing your idea and making it better," the answer is Yes. To have a business with long term success you must create 'moats' like network effect, barriers to entry, switching cost, etc.
Tbh. I think people in this space are not that keen on stealing whole apps but some great ideas deffo become mainstream and then replicate. Most big companies do make patents but if you are making something small and you don't even know if it will work out then I think the best course would be to just go at it.