--- John Mulholland <johnmulholland@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >>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? The CCs are licenses that a copyright holder uses to describe how people can use their property. I am clueless as to whether it's been held to test in a court of law. ron __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/
