[linux-audio-user] U.S. Copyright: was FOLKS, PAY......

[R Parker]

--- Spencer Russell <slothlove at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/20/05, R Parker <rtp405 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > We used to do the poor man's registration by
> mailing
> > evidence, songs on a cassette with lyrics, back to
> > ourselves in a registered U.S. Postal package.
> That's
> > more affordable but inconvienant.
> 
> I'm pretty sure that this doesn't actually work.

I hate it when you are right and it appears you
probably are:
http://www.snopes.com/legal/postmark.asp
which links to:
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

There's one legitimate angle to research. I'll look
into it.

ron

 You
> can send an empty
> envelope through the mail to yourself, and just keep
> it around until
> you need it. Then, to "prove" you wrote something,
> just stick it in
> the envelope and seal it. Then it looks like you
> sent the material way
> back whenever the envelope was postmarked.
> 
> spencer
> 
> 


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