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From: lewisd@homxc.UUCP (David Lewis)
Newsgroups: sci.crypt,comp.misc
Subject: Re: patents -- (disclosure)
Message-ID: <1561@homxc.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 5-Oct-87 17:05:57 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  5 17:05:57 1987
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Red Hill Site, NJ
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Keywords: patent
Summary: copyrighting vs. patenting
Xref: mnetor sci.crypt:610 comp.misc:1398

> ]In article <2411@calmasd.GE.COM> jnp@calmasd.GE.COM (John Pantone) writes:
> ]>
> ]>One, commonly used, method for "proving" the date of invention is to
> ]>document the invention and mail it to yourself (postmark).  Leave the
> ]>envelope un-opened.
> ]> 

I had heard that this was the way to COPYRIGHT an item.  For some reason,
the date of first appearance seems to be important.

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David B. Lewis    {ihnp4,allegra,ulysses}!homxc!lewisd
201-615-5306 EDT