Due to dramatic increase in technology, business professionals now have ability to outsource their skills and earn extra money working from home as a bankruptcy forms processor. Unlike an attorney or notary public, a bankruptcy forms processor does not have jurisdictional limits. In other words, a bankruptcy forms processor could live in Yellow Springs, Ohio and prepare bankruptcy petitions, pleadings, Motions and other court documents for attorneys practicing in California, New York or any other U.S. state.

In fact, a bankruptcy forms processor can set up a bankruptcy business in their home with very little money and earn a full-time income very quickly. This concept has also opened door for attorneys practicing in other areas of law to open a sideline bankruptcy practice, and many of these attorneys seek a freelance forms processor to process their paperwork for them.

This is where you as a bankruptcy forms processor can fill a need that is becoming more popular as electronic filing procedures become more norm. In fact, some states now require electronic filing of all court documents. Paper documents are only accepted by court from consumers or in other rare circumstances. It will not be long before all states will have electronic filing procedures in place and those resisting change will be left behind.

A typical bankruptcy forms processing business might operate like this:

1. Client either downloads or is emailed a set of Client Intake Forms in PDF format to print and fill out at their leisure.

2. Client will fax or email their completed forms to attorney or forms processor for review. If attorney decides to accept bankruptcy case, forms processor can begin drafting bankruptcy petition from information provided on Client Intake Forms.

3. Areas of Client Intake Forms that are not properly completed by client or containing statements that require a more detailed answer would be easy to take care of. The forms processor or attorney will simply call up client and obtain information. No appointment would be necessary.

When Internet was born, transmission of ideas exploded. All of a sudden, there was a whole new realm of possibilities to be explored. Idea guys were suddenly in high demand, and money began to flow.

In spirit of competition, we discovered a need to protect ideas, thought processes, and credit card numbers. So, government stepped in and wrote some laws, to protect what is in your head.

Intellectual Property is defined as:

n.

"A product of intellect, that has commercial value, including copyrighted property such as, literary or artisic works, and ideational property, such as patenets, appellations of origins, business methods, and industrial processes."

"Intangible property that is result of creativity (such as, patents, trademarks, or copyrights)."

"The ownership of ideas and control over tangible, or virtual representations of those ideas..."

Concept theft is a problem that is not really talked about much, but it does exist. Remember when Bill Gates introduced Windows, and Steve Jobs accused him of ripping off Apple?

With Internet representing endless possibilities for creativity, it would only stand to reason, that cases of idea stealing should rise, as competition for dominating market shares increases.

If you've got marketable ideas, you'd better know your rights and responsibilities. If you don't, you'll kick yourself when someone steals your million dollar idea out from under you. You need to be legally protected and aware in cyberspace, just as you must in real world. There are people out there, that would rather steal your idea than come up with something original, on their own.

If your desire to succeed brings you to consideration of wire-tapping someone else's brain waves, and making off with their ideas, you should catch up on your reading a bit. The government has taken this matter to heart, and legislated it pretty intensely. You should know your rights as an Internet Intellectual, and penalties for idea stealing.