[pct-l] News links (off topic)

[metam01 at earthlink.net (Monty Tam)]

A poor man's patent?  That's cool. Another freebie. The poor man's
copyright will stand up in a court of law as proof of ownership of the
works.  

By the way, Mark.  Look what's reprinted automatically on this email.  Do I
owe you $5.00?

Warner Springs Monty


> [Original Message]
> From: Mark Wright <MarkWright@AboveCalifornia.com>
> To: <metam01@earthlink.net>
> Cc: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Date: 1/7/2005 7:59:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] News links (off topic)
>
> That's a poor man's patent, establishing the date of the invention  
> which serves as prior art. This does not grant you a patent, but it  
> prevents anybody else from patenting the same idea. As for copyright,  
> everything you write is assumed to be copyrighted unless you expressly  
> enter it into the public domain. Registering with the copyright office  
> is not necessary, though I believe it offers additional protections.
>
> By the way, this email is my copyrighted property and if you quote it  
> in its entirety it will cost you $5 per copy.
>
>
> © Mark Wright 2005
>
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> On Jan 7, 2005, at 6:35 PM, Monty Tam wrote:
>
> > They could possibly do a poor man's copyright(mail it to themselves).