poor man's copyright

informal uncountable

(informal) The practice of mailing a sealed, dated copy of one's work to oneself as a proof of copyright ownership, rather than registering the work with a copyright office.

Japanese Meaning

著作権局での正式な登録に代わり、日付入りの封印された自作品を自分に郵送して、著作権の存在を非公式に証明する方法 / 非公式な著作権保護手段として、自分自身に自作品を郵送し、郵便の封印と日付をもって著作権所有を証明する慣用手法

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Many writers rely on the poor man's copyright as a low-cost way to document when they completed a manuscript.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

多くの作家は、作品を封をして日付を入れた写しを自分宛に郵送して著作権の証拠とするという低コストの方法を、原稿の完成時期を記録する手段として利用しています。

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(informal) The practice of mailing a sealed, dated copy of one's work to oneself as a proof of copyright ownership, rather than registering the work with a copyright office.

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