I agree wholeheartedly.<p>I do not want to hamstring my future by someone trying to claim (fraudulently or not) that my project is related to some idea that they never did anything with.<p>In fact,  I freely talk about my own ideas with people.  If they can execute it better than me, then so be it.  There&#x27;s enough to go around.  But, usually, people never take any action, so I&#x27;m safe.<p>Finally, when I talk to other people about their ideas, it&#x27;s usually not something I&#x27;m interested in doing anyway, but I can often help them focus their own ideas.  It&#x27;s good networking!