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This tag should be used for questions about publishing your work via electronic channels, such as self-publishing an e-book to be readable on Amazon's Kindle or making your magazine available on a website.

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Is emailing an original idea to oneself using Gmail a foolproof way to timestamp it?

This is the technological equivalent of the old urban legend that you should mail yourself a copy and use the cancellation to prove the date. This is known as poor man's copyright and it has no legal …
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