acknowledgement
Can I sue the producer and/or the state TV for not acknowledging me?
<p>When I was a child I turned on the TV and decided to watch cartoons. I found out <em>Pat and Mat</em> has not been on the conductor for a while. So I called the call center of the state broadcast. I didn't know the name of the animation series at those times, except for an old name, <em>That's it</em>. So I told the operator: &quot;Please broadcast &quot;That's it&quot;. It is a beautiful cartoon with two foolish characters.&quot; Also I gave my name and last name to him.</p>
<p>The operator didn't understand which cartoon I'm talking about. So he replied to me: &quot;I'm telling this to higher staff. They will show it for you to watch.&quot; Then he said bye and hung up the phone.</p>
<p>Some months later, I was watching the TV and the children's program presenter said: &quot;There will be a new children's TV series called &quot;That's it&quot;. It is now being produced and will come soon.&quot;</p>
<p>However, the first episode of the series got aired. But I didn't see my name nor in the opening neither the closing theme as the person who got the idea of making it.</p>
<p><strong>My question</strong>: Now that about 20 years have been passed can I sue the producer of the series an/or the state TV for not acknowledging me?</p>

<h2>No</h2>
<p>Let’s assume the most generous interpretation: you came up with a fully fleshed-out idea for a television show - name, characters, plot, scene-setting - the lot. You told this idea over the phone to someone else who made this show incorporating every single part of your idea.</p>
<p>Here’s the rub: <strong>nobody owns ideas</strong>.</p>
<p>Unless you had them sign a non-disclosure agreement before you told them (which you didn’t), they are free to use your ideas however they like.</p>
