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

[John Mulholland]

>>I want to publish with a free service on the internet
>>that establishes an equivalent to the poor man's
>>registration. Is this happening yet?
>>
>This is a really good idea.  I think to make it binding in court though you'd
>need a Notary Public and a witness.  You could dump the written part to paper,
>date it, witness it, and stamp it.  I'm not sure how you could deal with the
>music portion but some variation on the first theme should work.  I doubt if
>you'd be able to provide it for free but you might make it a lot cheaper than the
>US Copyright Office.  The real trick is, would it stand up in court.
>  
>
I guess there is always Creative Commons. Although, has it set a legal 
precedent yet?