One of the biggest misconceptions in copyright law is that mailing yourself your own work (e.g., a screenplay or CD of music) will establish a copyright. I was once at a Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts meeting where this issue came up. The crowd was almost ready to mutiny on the lawyer answering questions because [...]
Why Mailing Yourself Something Does Not Amount To Incontrovertible Proof of Copyright: A Tale of Copyright Fraud