Poor man's copyright

Published at the request of izzik

Habra community, I would like to discuss with you this type of copyright protection as Poor man's copyright (with English. Copyrighted poor man)
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Copyright poor is one of the methods of intellectual property protection. It consists in the fact that you send yourself a registered letter with your intellectual property.

In this way you can poison photos, poems, articles, melodies, and so on. But not everything is so simple. The courts in some European countries do not take into account the so-called PMC. On the Dutch website for copyright it is written “Sending a copy of the work (for example, a photo) seal it and do not print it upon receipt. But be sure that the envelope is stamped with a date. "

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

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PMC is not a substitute for registration. In accordance with Article 408 of the United States Copyright Act 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 it work in the Russian Federation?

PS Useful links
Article 408 of the Copyright Act - (eng)

Minnesota Technology Law - (eng)

UK Patent Office - (eng)