[hackerspaces] Inventor Meetup site - legit?

[Simon Dorfman]

I went to the site and read this: "If your idea is selected, you'll be paid
a $2,500 advance plus a generous percentage of sales."

That sounds like a scam.  Reminds me of "design contests" where graphic
designers are similarly exploited.  Here's a quote that sums it up pretty
well:
http://www.fastcompany.com/node/641740

"Business and organizations, with the ability to pay going rates for
professional graphic design services, have found the lure of winning a
“contest” will reel in large numbers of designers for the chance of a few
minutes of fame, a little glory and perhaps cash or prizes not nearly worth
the value of the design effort on the open market. In return, those
conducting these design lotteries often get a virtual menu of design
options, and the rights to use all entries as they please, with little need
of valuable prize options or the outlay of much cash."

Simon
http://www.GumboLabs.org

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 1:29 PM, john arclight <arclight at gmail.com> wrote:

> So we just got an e-mail from some at this place:
>
> www.EdisonNation.com
>
> They claim to be a sort of "Facebook" for inventors and
> manufacturers/marketers.  They know about hacker spaces and were encouraging
> us to list our site profile there.
>
> I know that a lof of the "send us your invention" places are scams.  Does
> anyone have any experience with this outfit?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Arclight
> http://shop.23b.org
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