> BTW, to save a lot of speculation, posting a link to the actual 
> contract might
> be a useful exercise. Perhaps with the names removed (desirable for 
> privacy,
> but also in some cases, merely disclosing the existence of a 
> relationship is
> specifically prohibited!).

Better still, posting a link to an example of a prior product would be 
useful. Or several. Plus, telling us what the product is. I'm sure you 
could trust everyone here to not rush out and beat you to the punch. 
If this makes one feel a little uncertain and wanting to keep the 
information from the list then one may have some idea of how the NDA 
issuer also feels. There are zillions of products in the world that 
are crying out to be made, or remade or invented anew in some better 
way. Why is the one that the client brought to attention suddenly the 
preferred one? Did the client in fact add something which has 
sponsored this interest? Did they add even perhaps just perspective, a 
clue to potential, a new enthusiasm for an old idea? Given the sudden 
enthusiasm for THIS product over any of the other zillion products 
that could be made, might they not have some justification for feeling 
miffed that THIS is the one that has suddenly been chosen as randomly 
good to work on?

Does the client want to not proceed because they have found another 
developer who offered a better price or better terms etc? Might not 
the whole idea of the NDA have been to have the ability to discuss the 
idea with several developers to seek a price without having them 
decide to do it themselves? - ie more like the "restraint of trade" 
that someone suggested rather than an NDA per se. ie eg "I have an 
idea for making doofers. I know that doofers exist and that the ideas 
is not especially original but I see a market opening and I want to 
find what it would cost to have one developed. What I don't want is to 
find out that your pricing is not good BUT that you then decide to 
compete against me after I have inspired you. So ..." ?

???


            Russell

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