Poor man's copyright

Published at the request of the izzik

Habra community, I would like to discuss with you this type of copyright protection as Poor man's copyright (from the English copyright of the poor)

Copyright of the poor is one of the methods of protecting intellectual property. It consists in the fact that you send yourself a registered letter with your intellectual property.

You can poison in this way photos, poems, articles, melodies, etc. But not so simple. Courts in some European countries do not take into account the so-called PMC. On the Dutch copyright site it says “Sending yourself a copy of the work (for example, a photo), seal it and do not print it upon receipt. But be sure that the date stamp is on the envelope. ”

The UK Patent Office tells us: “... she can help copyright owners by sending a copy of her work to a lawyer or sending a copy of her work to herself with a special delivery (which gives a stamp with the date on the envelope), leaving the envelope not opened upon receipt; this can prove that the work existed at the time of dispatch. (More information on special delivery should be available at post offices). "

Disadvantages

PMC is not a substitute for registration. In accordance with Section 408 of the United States Copyright Act of 1976, applying for a job at the Copyright Office is not a prerequisite for copyright protection.

Habra people, what do you think about this? Does this work in the Russian Federation?

PS Useful links
408 Copyright Act article - (eng)

Minnesota Technology Law - (eng)

UK Patent Office - (eng)