Creator Knowledge Base

Resources for Creators Who Protect Their Work

Guides, FAQs, and best practices to help you document ownership, monitor your content, and enforce your rights with confidence.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

No — OriginProof provides timestamped proof of creation and an immutable evidence trail, which complements formal copyright registration. In many jurisdictions, timestamped proof is admissible in disputes even without formal registration. We recommend using both for maximum protection.

CopyWatch continuously scans platforms and the web for content that matches your registered works using perceptual hashing and fingerprinting. When a match is found above your sensitivity threshold, you receive an alert with the source URL, match confidence score, and recommended next steps.

You can register audio files (MP3, WAV, FLAC, AIFF), images (JPG, PNG, TIFF, RAW, SVG), video (MP4, MOV, AVI), documents (PDF, DOCX), and most common digital creative formats. Each file receives a unique OriginProof ID with a cryptographic timestamp.

Yes. Your OriginProof ID and Evidence Package include the metadata, hash, and timestamp records needed to support a DMCA takedown notice. The Evidence Engine formats this information in a way that is clear and actionable for platform trust-and-safety teams.

All registered works and their evidence records are stored indefinitely on the Starter plan and beyond. Your OriginProof ID and timestamp are permanent — they do not expire even if you downgrade or cancel your subscription.

Yes. You can register works with multiple contributors, each with a defined ownership percentage. All co-creators receive their own OriginProof ID for the shared work, and the licensing system supports split-revenue agreements.

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