Client stole my pitch
Client stole my pitch
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- babaganush0
I'm no expert but I feel it hinges on if it was a paid pitch. If so was there a contract that stated they had a buyout if all assets etc?
If not did you have a copyright on your boards/documents?
I'd say if it was a free pitch and you had a copyright, you could definitely go back and professionally say it's not on and that your 'methodology' was your copyright until agreement if payment/commission for services was made.
You could even be polite in suggesting some kind of remuneration for future consultancy projects and as a business they must understand thy you will consult council as a matter of course because vagueness of IP is a huge death nell to creative business.