# Patenting and/or copyrighting my idea?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/patenting-and-or-copyrighting-my-idea/129200>\
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**Created:** [November 20, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/patenting-and-or-copyrighting-my-idea/129200 "2004-11-20T22:28:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![jerez\_z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc79bd/32.png) [@jerez\_z](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jerez_z)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/patenting-and-or-copyrighting-my-idea/129200/1 "2004-11-20T22:28:32Z")

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I have an idea (more like an improvement) for a piece of software, but I don’t yet have the skills to build it. Is it possible for me to copyright it or patent it, so I can hold onto it till I have the skills or sell it?