Can I post a copy to myself as proof that it is copyright?

Can I post a copy to myself as proof that it is copyright?

It might—the reasoning being this is that the sealed copy of the work has your name and a dated postmark applied by the postal service—but it’s potentially very weak evidence because there is no verifiable way that the contents have not been tampered with later on.

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