[Ursa major]

A more serious post from me, this time.

I wonder what the position would be if your book appeared on the Web in its complete, if draft, form. Would it be seen to have been published? What redress do you have? What would the opinion of potential agents and publishers be?

I know that these are unlikely consequences of mailing the document to this man, but I'd like to know what those more experienced with the industry think about this.