Cal. Civil Code § 985 : Particular Kinds Of Personal Property — California Civil Code — Property — Products Of The Mind — Letters and other private communications in writing Date: 14 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session Letters and other private communications in writing belong to the person to whom they are addressed and delivered; but they cannot be published against the will of the writer, except by authority of law. Ca. Civ. Code § 985