What is it called when you write a song or a poem and mail it to yourself..like cheap copyright.?

Question

Okay this is driving me crazy! me and my friend are trying to think of the "name" that people call it when you write anything like a poem, song, story and then you put it in a envelope and mail it to yourself...Its a form of coppyright...what is the "slang" term of this!

Answer 1

Poor mans copyright.

Answer 2

The technical term is: Ignorant.

When you create an original piece of writing, it's already copyrighted. Mailing it to yourself and not opening the envelope or paying the US Government copyright office for a copyright: both ignorant and considered foolishly amateurish in the publishing industry.

Answer 3

The myth of a "poor man's copyright" has outlived its usefulness. The moment you have made a printed copy of your creation it is automatically copyrighted. Should you be fortunate to have it published in any form then you can worry about submitting it to the Library of Congress for a Certificate of Copyright--which takes about eight months.

Answer 4

It may be called a poor man's copyright but it is more than that. When you write a poem, song, story or anything else and you mail it to yourself it can be considered proof that the material was written by you. In other words proof of its existence authored by you. It is important to mark the package as to what is in it and remember to not open it unless it becomes necessary to prove you wrote the poem, song, story or anything else.

Answer 5

Riki's going to appreciate this. compared, Nancy's gonna bounce on a flight and hunt you down! ;-D i visit't say that I have written some thing for everybody on right here. very few song dedications right here and there. EDIT: i became acceptable! ^