67%
Photos Used Without Permission
of nearly 2,000 professional photographers surveyed by PPA said their photos had been used without permission (2015).[1]
Document Your Work Before
The File Leaves Your Hands.
The examples below are organized around a single moment — when you send a draft, pitch deck, mockup, gallery, beat, prototype, or lesson plan to someone else. Before the file is public and before formal agreements exist, that is when documentation matters most.
Find Your SituationThe Cost of Inaction
Before you share, look at the reality of the unprotected digital world.
37%
Idea Theft
of 743 screenwriters surveyed by the Writers Guild of America called idea theft a frequent problem with major studios (2012).[2]
Less Guesswork. A Record You Can Check.
Most creative work is shared long before it's registered, licensed or published. Sealing a file before you share it gives you a dated, independently checkable record of that exact version. It won't stop someone copying your work, but you won't be relying on memory or screenshots later.
Seal Your Work NowFind Your Situation
Pick the one closest to yours — each opens a worked example.
Already found a copy of your work? See what to do if someone steals your content.
Disputes Are Slow and Expensive
A dated record won't settle a dispute, but it helps you show what existed and when.
28.4%
Questionable Notices
of sampled automated takedown notices sent to Google raised at least one question about their validity (Urban, Karaganis & Schofield, 2016).[3]
$350,000
Median Cost to Litigate
median cost to take a copyright suit with under $1M at stake through appeal (AIPLA 2011 survey, cited by the U.S. Copyright Office, 2013).[4]
$30,000
Small-Claims Option
cap on claims at the Copyright Claims Board, a lower-cost option. It requires a copyright registration or application.[5]
What a Seal Does, and Doesn't Do
When you seal a file, CREATORSEAL™ fingerprints it on your device and gets an independent RFC 3161 timestamp for that fingerprint. Later, anyone can check that the file you show matches the file that existed at that time. That is evidence of existence and timing. It doesn't prove who created the work, decide ownership or fair use, or replace copyright registration or legal advice. It gives you, and anyone advising you, a cleaner record to work from.
How CREATORSEAL™ Works
Three concrete steps — same flow across every discipline.
STEP 01
Seal Before Sharing
Drag your file in. CREATORSEAL™ hashes it locally with SHA-384. The file never leaves your device.
STEP 02
Get A Trusted Timestamp
An RFC 3161 timestamp authority ties the fingerprint to a specific moment in time.
STEP 03
Share With A Record
Bundle the Seal ID with your file. Anyone can verify it — no account required.
See What Proof Looks Like
Sample records. The Seal IDs and file names below are illustrative.
Seal IDSample
CS-7K2X9P-4MNQ81
Filename
screenplay-v3-final.pdf
Timestamped
2026-05-17 14:32:08 UTC
SHA-384
9a3f…c2e1
Sample record
Seal IDSample
CS-3J8H2L-9XQB47
Filename
brand-deck-acme-v2.pdf
Timestamped
2026-05-18 09:14:51 UTC
SHA-384
4b71…8d09
Sample record
Sources
- Professional Photographers of America, "Industry-Wide Survey Reveals 67% of Professional Photographers are Affected by Unauthorized Use of Photos," November 16, 2015 (accessed October 6, 2026).
- Variety, "WGA survey: Scribes feel status has deteriorated," July 24, 2012.
- UC Berkeley Law, "New Study of Online Copyright Disputes Finds Problematic Practices," March 29, 2016 (on Urban, Karaganis & Schofield, "Notice and Takedown in Everyday Practice").
- U.S. Copyright Office, "Copyright Small Claims: A Report of the Register of Copyrights," September 2013.
- Copyright Claims Board, "Frequently Asked Questions."
Seal Your Next File Before You Send It.
Three days. No card required. A verifiable record from your very first seal.