Hi I think that web designers would already have these design protection clauses in place. If it can be operated from home to start with and your friend is confident enough to put in the HARD work and effort and time to get it set up then My advice is Go For It He will kick himself if someone else is also thinking along his lines and beats him to it . Cheers Towie there is nothing like working for yourself and turning your ideas into Reality Cheers Towie . The Internet will be around for a bloody long time and we will see many changes. Let us know how it all works out Good Luck to him and yourself Towie