Post #28050 by Kim on Wed, Mar 26, 2003 2:42 PM

manic cat & purple jade, yeah, that "mailing it to yourself" thing was bandied about at my college too. That does offer you a little protection, but not much. What it definitely doesn't do is give you the ability to go after anything beyond actual damages. Since I bet (in most cases) the legal costs are a lot more than actual damages, if you're not registered with the Copyright Office, you're not going to want to shell out for legal fees, so, in practical terms, you have no recourse (unless you have lots of cash to burn on legal fees)!