Uploading my files
Is it safe to upload my work to the internet
Yes. When you upload your material via our website, you are uploading in a secure and totally safe environment
What happens to my work when I submit it to you?
Submitted work is stored in our private and secure vault where it is untouched until requested by the author or in the case of any litigious proceedings.
Only you are able to download your work from our server if you lose it and need a copy.
What types of files can be registered with you?
Any computer file can be registered. We mainly focus on literary work for film and television, though we also provide registration for books, poems (note: a maximum of ten poems may be registered as a single file), artwork, lyrics, teleplays, gameshows, storyboards, animations and cartoons, web pages etc. Please note that registration with us does not protect titles, nor does it protect ideas.
Can registered material be added to or updated?
The primary purpose of registration is to establish the completion date of your original work. Once material is registered, the file cannot be changed in any way. You can download it for your own personal use, but re-uploading it will create an effective new date of registration.
New drafts can and should be registered when significant additions have been made, however they will be protected only from the date submitted to us and not backdated. You do not need to re-register if minor corrections have been made.
You can, of course, keep both versions on our system, and your work will then be protected from the first respective date of upload.
What happens to my work if I discontinue membership or downgrade membership?
If you discontinue membership, your work will no longer be protected. If you restart your membership, your will be protected from the new date of upload and registration.
If you downgrade your membership, you will be asked to remove files that you no longer need to protect. If you decide you need to protect a file you have deleted, you will need to re-upload it. The file only becomes protected from the new date of upload.
I have made changes to my work. What should I do and what happens?
If you have made minor changes to your work, you normally do not need to re-register your work. If, however, you have made significant changes to the work, you should consider re-registering your work. You cannot change or alter a work once it has been time and date stamped, as this would negate the purpose of date stamping your work.
You can, however, delete your existing file, and upload your new one. Your new uploaded file will be protected from the new date of upload. You can, of course, keep your old file on our system and have both files protected from their respective dates of upload.