"Poor Man's Copyright"

This is your annual reminder that there's no such thing

Poor Man's Copyright is a system of attempting to establish copyright through mailing a copy of the art to yourself (some people suggest using Certified Mail). The artist then files the envelope — unopened. If their copyright ownership is ever threatened, all they need do is open the envelope (in a court of law, one supposes) and present the document with a flourish. Some prominent artists even advise young people to use Poor Man's Copyright. There's only one problem: It's complete bullshit.

Poor Man's Copyright

We talked about it waaaaay back in 2007, when we were doing the Webcomics Weekly podcast. Poor Man's Copyright doesn't stand up in court. According to the US. Copyright Office…