http://www.patent.gov.uk/copy/indetail/copyclaim.htm
Ok straight from the horses mouth.
Comes from the second point down
Ultimately this is a matter for the courts to decide. However, it may help copyright owners to deposit a copy of their work with a bank or solicitor or send a copy of their work to themselves by special delivery (which gives a clear date stamp on the envelope), leaving the envelope unopened on its return; this could establish that the work existed at this time. (Further details of special delivery should be available at Post Offices).
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you stand corrected.