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?