Re: Copyright of data

["Ralph Day" <ralphday@xxxxxxxxx>]

DAsmussen <DAsmussen@aol.com> wrote:
>I don't know about Internationally, but in the US you used to be
>able to mail a copy of the source code or manuscript in question to
yourself
>in a sealed envelope.  Opened in court with the seal and postmark intact,
it
>was generally considered "compelling evidence" of copyright.  Don't know if
>this still holds, as US litigators (if possible) have become even more
>"sneaky" in recent years...


I have read that this is a myth.  What prevents you from sending an unsealed
envelope to yourself and later sealing in the source code?

Perhaps it might work if you send it to yourself registered mail.  Thats
where the post office stamps a seal on every seam of the envelope or package
and makes every person who handles it sign for it.

Ralph Day
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
Quality Outdoor Gear and Clothing Since 1938
http://www.rei.com


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