[TheForge] presentations via email

[Paul]

One thing I would do is add a copyright notice to any design work I 
distributed this way, and even go as far as to attach a statement to 
each and every e-mail that I sent with design information that 
essentially says that the contents and designs shown remain the property 
of <yourself>, etc.

Electronic stuff has a way of "living forever", and you don't want to be 
giving away your hard work, which is then taken to local shop that just 
builds the piece without the overhead of your design time. Of course if 
this is a small job, the paranoia isn't justified.

I realize that there is nothing to prevent the same thing from happening 
with a paper drawing, and that some of this may just be superficial 
protection. But it may also be enough to give you a legal leg to stand 
on if you need to. Electronic images are so easy to duplicate and 
distribute.

I also noticed in a later post that use of a 'pdf' file was suggested. I 
would encourage that, if for no other reason than a PDF file is not 
generally "edittable", so it's harder to modify by a 2nd or 3rd party 
and then forward to someone else.

I hope that helps, or at least provides some food for thought.
**paul

Andy Gladish wrote:
> A customer has asked for ideas about a table and so far we've done 
> business through email.
> I need to send him a nice looking proposal.
> Is there anyone who could share ideas about what format or program is 
> good for presenting design proposals via email?
> Thanks for any input!
> Andy
>