U. S. Copyright law is federal.

A federal judge will not allow you to bring suit for infringement without presentation of a registration with the Library of Congress Register of Copyrights.

You won't get a chance to show your evidence of a sealed envelope or internet post. You won't get to court. A clever thief will register it themselves, giving them the legal edge.

Registration is the ONLY way to get a government document that will stand up in court, and the only way to GET to court.

U. S. copyright law is internationally recognized through the Berne Convention.

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