Who needs to secure copyright, and why

Copyright arises automatically the moment a work is created — no separate registration is required for it to exist. But as soon as it comes to a dispute, a deal or a collaboration, one question surfaces: how do you prove that you held this exact work at a specific point in time? A deposit gives you exactly that proof.

Who needs it

• Authors — texts, design, code, music, photographs, illustrations.
• Businesses and freelancers — mockups, brand assets, technical docs, prototypes.
• Agencies and studios — to fix works before handing them to a client.
• Successors in title — those to whom rights pass by contract or inheritance.

Why fix it

• Confirm authorship and date — proof that the work existed at a certain moment and has not changed since.
• Guard against plagiarism — if copied, you hold an earlier, verifiable record.
• Strengthen your position in a dispute — independent proof outweighs verbal assurances.
• Transfer rights — when selling or licensing, it is convenient to point to a fixed work.
• Work with publishers and investors — show a clear creation history.

How the platform does it

You upload the work, the platform computes its fingerprint (SHA-256), signs a set of facts with its key, and fixes the record — when an NFT is minted, also in a public blockchain. You hold a deposit certificate whose authenticity anyone can verify by its code without contacting the platform.

What it does NOT do

A deposit confirms the fact and time of placement and the immutability of the content — it is not a state registration of copyright and not a patent. It does not replace a court's finding of authorship, but it gives weighty, verifiable evidence should a dispute arise.