1. Having the domain is a good first step. As you can verify the registration date, you can claim copyright. (not trademark) This might be enough protection.
2. Sortof, but at a cost so high, I can't imagine why they'd do it in the first place. You'd also win any legal fights in the end, but at great cost (Lawyers ain't cheap).
Most will simply steal the idea and re-brand, not try and usurp your fledgling market. (see Facebook Poke for an example of destroying the little guy)
Your primary concern should be if someone else has already registered a similar name, and _they_ have priority over you.
4. Start with a Poor mans copyright, by mailing a certified letter to yourself with the outline of the idea, domain, pitch, etc. As it's date-stamped by the government, you can have it opened in court to prove you came up with the idea first. Used by authors and screenwriters seeking claim to the original ideas they generate, so no one can copy the idea without compensation.
You'll need _millions_ of dollars to form the bank corporation. You'll need to hire overpaid white-hairs to be on your board to make it look legit, and then you can start printing money.
This is what I do. I consider myself a web developer. Front-end, back-end, UX, UI, Meh. I know the gears that make up the multitude of parts that in combination, make a web app.
Don't waste time with Photoshop mock-ups, you're doubling your hours converting pretty pixels to a working prototype. I always work in HTML and CSS on the actual development platforms, which means a dozen cellphones on my desk.
Also, I'm not cheap. $100/hr, but I can get more done in half a day than most teams can do in a week.
You've just discovered Hollywood's big secret. They buy most exterior shots from stock houses, edit them into an opener for any scene, and you think the scene happens in the location.
Your idea is good, but how do you suggest the different directors handle sharing the single starring actor of this imagined video?
I got one. I have no idea where to begin. From what I've read, while the graphics chip is powerful, the processor will leave you unimpressed, as it's pretty slow.
My plan was to try and get it to run as a MAME head on a decent flat-screen (with USB controllers). I love the solar-powered webcam idea above, and this might take precedence.
As a developer, I'm fed all the hot new released Open Source apps that might integrate well with my other businesses, while they're in Beta.
The crowd here is smarter, work harder, has better focus and willing to offer experienced opinions. Some of these folk are an inspiration to myself and my own goals in life.
Some sites similar to this are true time-wasters (Digg, Reddit, 4chan) with no obvious benefits to furthering your intelligence, strictly dumb giggles and cute pictures.
This site is also designed with no graphics for fast load, and a focus on the important content: words!
Every minute spent on HN is better spent than probably 99% of the other sites you visit.
Interesting sidenote: Avoid Delaware, and go with Nevada. No personal or corporate income taxes. You would need an employee working in the state (check rules), but this could save you your entire tax burden - of course, Federal taxes would still apply...
Skip Photoshop. Learn HTML and CSS, if you want to do web design. Photoshop is for image editing, any work produced in it is unfunctional, and requires another round of work to transform it to a working prototype.
I love the implementation, but am torn on the reason.
I don't think this scratches any itch, and if it does, you're using QR codes wrong.
If I'm already on a web page, what does a QR code offer me? The same content on my phone?
Yawn.
QR codes are for offline use, not online use. They direct you to online content. It's akin to having your URL repeat as a graphic border for your site. I get it, but I'm already there. This only diffuses your content, and distracts from the real message.
I design cards. Quality? In what aspect? Paper Stock? Printing? Design? There's many ways to bump the cost of printing. Offset (not gang) printing, spot tones (not CMYK), raised ink, gold foil stamping, etc. all raise the cost and quality of printing.
Being that only one person cares about the 'quality' of the card (and they're often no longer in possession of it), I suggest you spend as little as you can afford.
Consider going without. Do you have a brand you're enforcing? Then a colorful logo will do little good. Get functional first, worry about making it pretty later.
...and I'm a designer who makes Logos all the time. I turned down my last 'logo for a SAAS' job, because I knew it would be a bad investment of my time.
I can see why you were rejected from Theme Forest. Your designs are derivative and show poor design concepts. You have no grasp of the grid model, and use poor color choices and inconsistent UI across the board. Even your own landing page is poorly designed...
This sophomoric response to being rejected is akin to a baby's crying. While you waste energy crying, we're all still going about our lives. You should put some of that pent up frustration and focus that energy on improving your web designs.
I doubt you'll get any sales on your poor wordpress themes. You should also price them higher to look like they have some worth.
1. Having the domain is a good first step. As you can verify the registration date, you can claim copyright. (not trademark) This might be enough protection.
2. Sortof, but at a cost so high, I can't imagine why they'd do it in the first place. You'd also win any legal fights in the end, but at great cost (Lawyers ain't cheap).
Most will simply steal the idea and re-brand, not try and usurp your fledgling market. (see Facebook Poke for an example of destroying the little guy)
Your primary concern should be if someone else has already registered a similar name, and _they_ have priority over you.
4. Start with a Poor mans copyright, by mailing a certified letter to yourself with the outline of the idea, domain, pitch, etc. As it's date-stamped by the government, you can have it opened in court to prove you came up with the idea first. Used by authors and screenwriters seeking claim to the original ideas they generate, so no one can copy the idea without compensation.