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Subject: Re: [AN1x] re: copyright

From: "Patrik \"Rydan\" Rydberg" <rydan@...>
Date: 2003-04-23

>b) be able to prove that you actually copyrighted the item on a certain
date. The easiest way to accomplish b) is to print >a copy of the
document/music with the words "Copyright (C) 2003 by John E. Doe. All
rights reserved." Then seal this >up in an envelope, put a stamp on it, and
mail it to yourself. DO NOT open the envelope when you get it back from the
>post office; file it away in a safe or safe deposit box. It will have a
postmark and cancelled stamp on it, which is >accepted in court as proof of
date, should legal action be required at some point.

This is however no real evidence that the music/text in the envelope is
yours, just that you had access to it at a certain date (which probably will
be enough, unless someone else have heard your track in progress and stolen
parts of it before your track was finnished.)

/Patrik

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