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Poor mans copy write

kloudy	Date: June 5, 2003 @ 10:12 AM Do these really hold up in court or what?.. Where you mail a copy of something to yourself certified??
milladrive	Date: June 5, 2003 @ 10:15 AM Sure does. In fact, it doesn't even hafta be certified. Just postmarked and unopened. ...At least, this is the way I understand it.
jmweirick	Date: June 5, 2003 @ 10:41 AM my friend want's to do this with his bands music. i'll tell u if it holds up when he trys.
milladrive	Date: June 5, 2003 @ 10:47 AM Well, he sorta has to take it to court (or be taken) for it to be tried out. My best advice is to splurge the $30 and mail it off to DC. ...but don't tell anyone I said that. heh
thumbtack	Date: June 5, 2003 @ 11:22 AM Actually under current law a work is copyrighted the moment it is created. However to have rights under copyright law, it must be registered with the copyright office.
pog	Date: June 5, 2003 @ 5:56 PM Here in Australia, if you can prove that it's yours, then usually the courts rule in your favor. If there's enough evidence. It wouldn't hurt to do it as a backup, but a trip to the patent office is well worth the effort.
notserp	Date: June 5, 2003 @ 6:12 PM dmusic.com, when you first record it, would that not serve as prove that the work was your creation?" id="48410">Question: If you post your music on a website, such as dmusic.com, when you first record it, would that not serve as prove that the work was your creation?
victorsskull	Date: June 6, 2003 @ 12:01 AM I wondered that myself good question
pog	Date: June 6, 2003 @ 4:30 AM The last time I asked that I think most of the admins went erk... Please.. no more legal issues
thumbtack	Date: June 6, 2003 @ 8:30 AM That meet the public display requirement under OLD copyright law, but to be fully protected and be able to sue, you really need to go through the copyright process.
invocati	Date: June 6, 2003 @ 6:28 PM I'm not a lawyer but I think you can get stuff Notorized by a notary public for proof that you claim the copyright is yours. Your old stuff too if you didn't sell your copyright privileges. You can find a notary public at most Banks. And your letter of proof has to be proper. You have to ask an actual notary about that.
trillcitypoet	Date: June 14, 2003 @ 4:09 PM the quickest way is to just record it at a professional studio, once on dat. and dated...boom....copywritten... don't believe me, then check it out you'll see.
ashleighj	Date: June 14, 2003 @ 5:59 PM but recording it at a professional studio doesn't really fall under the "poor man's" category, ya know?
trillcitypoet	Date: June 14, 2003 @ 6:20 PM thats true.
PhatBunBao	Date: June 18, 2003 @ 1:27 AM All You Really Have To Do Is Prove That You Created So Just Copy The Stuff Down And Put The Stuff In A BoX And Keep It Sealed Until Some Dipshit Takes You To Court To Prove Them Wrong
ashleighj	Date: June 18, 2003 @ 1:30 AM ...and wait for Them to claim that they wrote it and you just copied it and put it in a box?
starseven	Date: June 18, 2003 @ 2:43 AM the mailing it to yourself wont hold up in court anymore.. there are to many ways to Make a letter look like it was never opened...
JByron	Date: July 31, 2003 @ 12:26 PM " id="56746">This method is WORTHLESS. Lets say I mailed myself a bunch of unopened envelopes 5 years ago. (just tuck in the flaps and mail them ya know) Then I can put whatever I want in them, whenever I need "proof" and seal them. The courts are not entirely stupid.
JByron	Date: July 31, 2003 @ 12:33 PM A notary attests to your signature, not your authorship - they will not do what you imply, unless they don't know what you are really doing it for. " id="56747">"I'm not a lawyer but I think you can get stuff Notorized by a notary public for proof that you claim the copyright is yours." A notary attests to your signature, not your authorship - they will not do what you imply, unless they don't know what you are really doing it for.
mcarp555	Date: July 31, 2003 @ 2:00 PM http://www.j3music.com/copyright.html" id="56762">http://www.j3music.com/copyright.html
TameasDust	Date: September 23, 2003 @ 8:08 AM http://www.showbiz-lawyer.com/articles/copyright-infringement.htm " id="62675">http://www.showbiz-lawyer.com/articles/copyright-infringement.htm
dagger14	Date: March 31, 2004 @ 2:17 PM like make a cd with the instamentals another with just vocals and the other the full copy of your music or cd and send it to your self....... you have proof you got a date the beat it self and the vocals and the final product i think that would work fine...........
ryanwilliams	Date: March 31, 2004 @ 10:15 PM People are still defending this procedure, eh?
pog	Date: March 31, 2004 @ 11:08 PM In australia, the laws still lean toward a kangaroo court kind of approach. If there's enough evidence pointing towards the fact that you indeed wrote the songs (friends, witnesses, any time you performed it), then it usually comes out in the wash.
starseven	Date: April 1, 2004 @ 4:10 AM Kangaroos fuckin rock
azhazhellfire	Date: April 1, 2004 @ 4:13 AM arn't we sposed to be fighting copyright?
pog	Date: April 1, 2004 @ 5:52 AM no, az bro... copyright's are what protects an artist's work. It's just the corporate fat cats that screw it up for everyone by exploiting the fine print that's the problem. @ 7 kangaroo court is a terminology used for a court case where they go... bugger the rules, it's obvious that this is the true story. imho that it's kinda cool that the aussie judicial system doesn't stand for manipulation of the system. If enough ppl witness a song being written, for example, then the artist wins, regardless of whether some dodgey paperwork says otherwise, or some big company twists the rules, the little guy still gets a chance.
sinai	Date: April 1, 2004 @ 6:20 PM

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