ImageRights International, the global leader in copyright enforcement services for photo agencies and professional photographers has launched a dedicated
copyright registration service. For the first time, any photographer or agency can register their images with the United States Copyright Office through ImageRights highly efficient and precise copyright service. Previously, only ImageRights members had access to the service.
ImageRights has successfully registered more than 600,000 published and unpublished images with the USCO through the service since its launch less than two years ago. The application is quick taking only a couple of minutes, simple with a high tech software that auto fills out the form, and most importantly accurate. With error checking technology, users can be assured their applications were filled out with all necessary information to protect images if an infringement claim is ever needed to be pursued. As a result of the accuracy of its applications and the long-standing relationship it has with the examiners at the USCO, ImageRights’ turnaround is among the fastest on the market, taking only a few weeks on average to receive the registration certificates versus the six to eight months cited on the copyright.gov website. Images can be registered through the website or by using the
ImageRights Plugin for Adobe Lightroom.
ImageRights also inscribes the USCO registration number, date, status and deposit copies into the Bitcoin blockchain through their Blockchain Inscription Service. By using SHA2, an asymmetric cryptographic function, ImageRights can safely and automatically convert any file into a representative hash value. An effective and much faster alternative to requesting and paying for copies of the deposit copies from the USCO, the hash can be used as validated proof that a file containing the USCO registration information and images covered by the registration existed at that time and can be a valuable tool for expediting settlement negotiations for infringement claims.
“We strongly believe in photographers and agencies registering their images with the US Copyright Office and wanted to make our service readily available to all,” said Joe G. Naylor, President and CEO of ImageRights. “If the USCO form is not submitted the right way or the correct documentation of your work is not kept on file, photographers can be left vulnerable when pursuing an infringement claim. With our services they are 100% protected.”
Photographers and agencies can register their images with the US Copyright Office for $99 plus the Copyright Office filing fee at
www.imagerights.com/copyrightregistration.
ImageRights has recovered more than $7 million in settlements and awards on behalf of its clients.