Post #461432 by Dr. Zarkov on Sat, Jun 13, 2009 9:48 AM

Bongo Bungalow,

Yes, I think you pass the ethics standard splendidly. What you did is similar to what's commonly done with architectural competitions for big projects: The architects normally get 10% of the total cost of the building, so for a big public project that costs $100 million the winner would receive a $10 million commission, so they don't mind receiving a smaller fee to create an entry for the competition. This sounds very much like what you did with the advertising firms.