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Originally Posted by Capt. Guster (Post 73981)

It looks like Disney took my idea...almost EXACTLY...well, actually...yes, EXACTLY. Reassignment of points for a fee.

http://apps.pirates.go.com/pirates/v...rrentnews.html

And I don't get any credit for it...and I'm no longer a member because of the crappy connection.

Just wanted to make a note on this thread. (I will note that this is from the Toontown Contact us form, but through reading it I would believe this conforms to all Disney owned companies, games, and affiliates.)

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Terms and Conditions
While we are always happy to hear from our Guests, it is the long-standing policy of The Walt Disney Company not to accept unsolicited submissions of creative material. This is to avoid any misunderstandings if your ideas are similar to those we have developed independently. We must therefore request that you do not send to us any original creative materials such as screenplays, stories, song lyrics, original artwork, etc.

Any communication or material you do transmit to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you transmit or post may be used by The Walt Disney Company or its affiliates for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting.

Furthermore, The Walt Disney Company is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to the Site for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products using such information.

This comes down in a summary to say that while Disney appreciates their guests and members contacting them, they discourage suggestions being sent to them about future releases for anything owned by The Walt Disney Company. The reason behind this would be for the case going on here, in which once the submission is sent it becomes property of Disney and they can use it without consent or recognition to the creator(s) of the idea.

Why? Who gives an idea for credit? I gave an idea for an improvement for improvement and not credit.

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Originally Posted by Capt. Guster (Post 73981)

It seems as though you haven't read the terms and conditions.
Submitting ideas to Disney means they will have total control over it and you will not reseive any credit what-so-ever.

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Terms and Conditions

It is the long-standing policy of The Walt Disney Company not to accept unsolicited submissions of creative material. This is to avoid any misunderstandings if your ideas are similar to those we have developed independently. We must therefore request that you do not send to us any original creative materials such as screenplays, stories, song lyrics, limericks, voodoo curses, etc.

If you give them an idea it is now theirs and you'll get nothing.
Although I think they came up with this idea themselves.

If you give, what you give is given anyway, so what you gave has been given.