>>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?
