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Wantrepreneurs: Always wear protection with the Wallet NDA

If you’re like me, you like to tell everyone around you all of the time about whatever mashup/widget/paradigm-shifting-whatever is on your mind at any given moment. BUT: as they say at the ‘wag, “one person’s oral contract is another person’s dorm room chit-chat” - which can lead to your killer ideas getting built and monetized by someone else… not good!

So - to protect myself, I built the TechFold Wallet / Pocket NDA - a short and sweet non-disclosure agreement that I get friends, family, & coworkers to sign whenever chit-chat turns to business. Its fast, free, and easy to print, and fits perfectly in your wallet - always ready to CYA!

And best of all, in the spirit of litigation 2.0, its free! Click here for the Word file, then print, fold, tear, pocket — and profit! You can bet Tyler Winklevoss wishes he’d had one of these in his wallet when he started chatting with Facebook…

Step 1: Print!

Step 2: Fold along the dotted line…

Step 3: Tear along the creases…

Step 4: Fold in half into business-card sized pieces…

And you’re done! Have a great, litigation free weekend!

UPDATE: Here’s the full text of the NDA for you to “mashup” as you see fit. Widgetize it baby!

This Non-Disclosure Agreement is between __________________________ (herein referred to as “YOU”) and __________________________ (herein referred to as “ME” or “I”), who desire to discuss a concept or idea thought up by ME. I wish to have this discussion for the purposes of (1) passing the time, (2) getting positive feedback, (3) pitching you for funding, or (4) filling a gap in table conversation. The Parties listed above hereby agree to the following terms as they relate to the disclosure of information considered proprietary by ME.
At no time from the date of this agreement shall YOU directly or indirectly disclose, sell or give any information it receives from ME to any person, firm, or corporation, or use the information for its own benefit, except for the purpose described above, without the express written consent of ME.
Should any dispute arise from or relate to matters covered by this Agreement, the parties agree first to attempt to resolve the matter in confidential, private meetings between the parties or arm wrestling. If this fails to produce a mutually satisfactory resolution, the parties shall, as an alternative to litigation, enter into legally binding arbitration. The parties understand that these methods shall be the sole remedy for any controversy or claim arising out of the matters covered by this Agreement and expressly waive their right to file a law suit or claim against one another for such disputes, except to enforce arbitration decision or the provisions of this paragraph.

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Make it Stop: Groovle

Someone please explain the point Groovle. This questionable service gives you the (thrilling) ability to create a browser homepage with a stock photography background and a bone stock Google search box, branded “Groovle.” Searches conducted go to …. the Google search results page with a crappy Groovle frame on the top.

Check it out, Charlotte Bobcats fans (see the page):

In addition to likely violating Google’s TOS, Groovle pages include this humourous disclaimer on the bottom:

All sports logos are the property/copyright of their respective owners/organizations.
Groovle.com claims no ownership or rights over these images.
All Images are hosted for fans of each team/organization.

Whoa! You mean Groovle hasn’t officially licensed these logos from their parent organizations and leagues? You mean there’s no affiliation between Groovle and these teams??! This is a rare instance where I’ll support the gratuitous application of trademark law.

Yeah, Groovle. Who spends their time on these projects and why don’t they have anything better to do?

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