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What is Safe Creative?
Safe Creative is the first copyright registry, based on the standards of the Berne Convention (UN), that informs about copyrights allowing rights holders to manage their rights in the Digital Era.
When registering a work, Safe Creative provides information, security and also self-management of copyrights.
Real-time information on copyrights, both for people through web interfaces, information labels, and for applications through semantic technology developed by Safe Creative: Semantic Copyright.
Who is the author and how to contact him or her?
How can I use this work according to the license?
What other works are there with this type of license or protection?
For authors: proof of authorship with a strong irrefutable registration by technological means: deposit of the work, recording of multiple fingerprints and double redundant time stamping.
For works' users: certainty about the license and permitted downloading of certifications declarations.
Warranties in case of possible future license changes by the author.
Digital technology and the Internet make it possible to self-produce and self-distribute contents. Now Safe Creative provides the first platform to enable the independent direct self-management of rights for those creative amateur and professional authors that demand different ways to face the digital challenges of the Internet.
Music for videogames.
3D virtual modeling software.
Freelance photography.
Books self-publishing.
Music self-publishing.
Also, Safe Creative allows the registration of copyrights to authorship rights registered works, showing in the inscription:
– The title of the right,
– the area of operation,
– the time scope and
– the environment in which such ownership is specified.
All this recorded information can be retrieved from our website and documented through our registration declaration note for each registered work.
Further questions? Check the rest of FAQs…
or contact our support team.
What is the effectiveness of private registry generated evidence?
Copyright law is a set of rights belonging to authors and other rights owners (performers, producers, broadcasters …). Copyright laws provide procedures in cases of infringement of exclusive rights, protection of rights of remuneration, and, in some jurisdictions, provide moral rights. These laws offer protection to the holder of the copyright, whether the rights belong to the author, a third party, or holders of related rights.
In countries that have signed the main international copyright treaties, such as the Berne Convention, the registration in the national copyright services is voluntary. Enrollment in a public registry is not mandatory to acquire a copyright or to obtain the protection that laws grant to authors and other copyright holders. However, registration does serve to protect those rights, since they create a "iuris tantum": rebuttable presumption of the existence of those declared rights.
Since international copyright treaties do not require formal requirements to protect the authorship and exploitation rights of works (which generally last for the creator's lifespan plus 70 years), judges will assess all the evidence presented in case of conflict to resolve the competing rights, whether the evidence comes from public records or not.
Therefore, a private copyright registration has the same effctiveness and the advantage of offering evidence of authorship as public registration would in deterring plagiarism – in many cases free of charge – and has the advantage of generating the strongest technology based global evidence, immediately available and transparent online information, which facilitates interaction between rights holders and the users of the works.
If you want to know more about the Berne Convention you might visit this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Literary_and_Artistic_Works
Also you might be interested into reading some of the following articles:
WIPO and Private Copyright Registrations.
Article about national and international effectiveness
Effectiveness in Spain (in Spanish): http://es.safecreative.net/2009/02/24/eficacia-juridica-y-probatoria-de-las-inscripciones-en-el-registro-de-safe-creative/
In Mexico (in Spanish): http://es.safecreative.net/2011/06/06/validez-como-prueba-del-registro-safe-creative-en-mexico/
In Argentina (in Spanish): http://es.safecreative.net/2011/05/16/%C2%BFes-posible-el-registro-de-obras-en-internet-validez-de-safecreative-en-argentina/
In the USA: http://en.safecreative.net/2009/04/06/legal-and-evidential-effectiveness-of-inscriptions-in-safe-creative%e2%80%99s-register/
Register your works in USCO with Safe Creative: http://en.safecreative.net/2011/06/07/register-your-works-in-the-u-s-copyright-office-from-safe-creative/
Rights: http://www.safecreative.org/work/1109270148319
Technical description of the guarantees offered
Ensuring the integrity of the registered work:
The registration record is accompanied by a digital copy of the copyrighted work or of a representation or description sufficient for unambiguous identification of the content.
In conducting the registration, the computer system uses two functions or algorithms to generate two different keys, of which each separately can be used at any time to check the integrity of the file.
Three keys are extracted from the deposited file: one usding a MD5, the other using a SHA1 algorithm and the other using a SHA 512 algorithm.
With this system the proof that guarantees that the file has not been modified is based on the fact that it relates not only to a single hash code, but to three different ones simultaneously.
The technical assurance of the integrity of a file that can simultaneously address two key hashes is absolute.
Registration date guarantee:
To also offer a reliable and irrefutable guarantee of the accuracy of the registration date, the system uses time stamping technology, and as it does with the file integrity identification keys, it is also applied reduntantly by stamping one time stamp to the registered file keys with Safe Creative's time stamp server, and over this time stamp applying a second one from Firma Profesional (Ministry of Industry of Spain homologated time stamp server) thus demonstrating the exact coincidence of dates in both servers at the moment it happened and therefore a total accuracy.
http://en.safecreative.net/faqs/safe-creative-and-traditional-registries/
Safe Creative and traditional registries
What is the difference between registering at Safe Creative or at a traditional copyright official registry?
When authors register their works on a copyright registry, they are creating an authorship proof they might use in case it's needed.
Safe Creative adds long requested values to improve security and legal enforcement to the new dimensions of copyright:
Works' format: Traditional registries have specific rules many times quite outdated. For instance they state that for musical creations it's mandatory to provide a score and do not allow the MIDI or .ogg nor .mp3 formats.
New licensing options: Besides authorship in Safe Creative, you can state the exploitation rights policy you want, as well as the most common open or copyleft licenses.
Global: As official copyright registries are national, you are limited to a territory. Safe Creative receives and gives information worldwide, so you can search for registered works in other countries.
Free of charge: Safe Creative has a basic service which is free of charge. Anybody can use it not needing to spend any amount of money.
Agility: Being an on-line service, authors can modify the rights they keep on their works. The registry keeps track of the license changes and end-users can check the actual rights at any moment.
Anyway, the deposit of a work in a traditional registry and in Safe Creative are not excluding. Authors can strengthen the authorship proof by registering in both systems.
What rights do we give to Safe Creative when we register our works?
Safe Creative needs certain rights to register, make available the work and other purposes (such as indexing, streaming,…), so the user must authorize this. This authorization excludes any act of exploitation different from the uses strictly listed above, which does not affect the commercial use of the work.
Users can register on Safe and not give any right, but then the registration will have to be private; Safe Creative will then not allow the download the work by others, nor will be possible to turn some professional services on, or anything else than just storing the work.
How much does registration cost?
Basic registration Account is free of charge
The price of the Premium, Professional and Corporate accounts can be found at http://www.safecreative.org/pro
2.- Basic features
How do I register a work?
There are several ways to register one or several works.
a) Basic registration of a work through Safe Creative's web:
1.- Log into your account
2.- Click on "Register "
3.- Select the type of work you want to register
4.- Follow the wizard's instructions
5.- After completing the steps and introducing all relevant data do not forget to hit either "Keep as pre-registered" if you plan to make changes in the file, title or your identity in the next 24 hours or hit "Finish registration" if the data provided including the file is final
b) Automatic registrations using:
1.- ART
2.- Blogs or other periodical publishing systems
3.- Dropbox or Google Drive.
4.- Smarthphone apps
What kind of works can I register?
Any kind of work, document of file can be registered at Safe Creative, however you must be aware that not all works are protected by copyright laws. According to the World International Property Organization's Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works copyright include:
Literary works: articles, tales, novels, essays, posts, electronic pages, etc.
Dramatic and audiovisual works: movies, animations, theater, short films, etc.
Musical works: musical compositions, phonographic productions, scores, etc.
Artistic works: drawings, paintings, designs, three-dimensional models, sculpture, engravings,
lithographies, comics, photography, etc.
Databases and software (in some legislations): the code (whatever format) and their manuals and related technical documents, graphics and description modules.
Which file formats are valid?
Any file format that contains a copy of the work or enough identification about it: pdf, doc, txt, odt, midi, wav, mpg, score, jpg, swf, etc…
Currently the maximum filesize allowed is 400Mb. For large files, starting with tens of megabytes to the mentioned limit, we highly recommend to use our free of charge ART software.
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How to register copyrights and related rights in Safe Creative
Safe Creative allows the registration of specific copyrights to previously registered works.
The inscription will show:
Follow this steps:
* Log into your account
* Go to "my registrations" "register rights"
* look for the work you wish to register rights of, either with the title or registration code
* Confirm the work
* Introduce the required data and save it.
* The information will appear in the record's copyrights' information page.
What happens to archived registrations or if I don't renew my account?
All registration evidences are stored on our servers indefinitely.
Registrations made in basic accounts are archived after 12 months but are not deleted. All archived registrations and evidences are still valid, but no public information is provided, nor internal management is possible.
Archived registrations will return to public display and be manageable whenever a professional or agent account is hired in the future.
Can I modify a registered work?
Once a work is registered neither the title, author or content of it can be modified as the registration proof is based in the fact that "that" is the precise works that was registered at a specific time and UTC time.
However, any modification is susceptible of new registration, though it is recommendable not to create confusion to the possible users by registering too many times the same work with no substantial changes. Whenever the author of a work makes any kind of change on it and registers it again, it becomes a "derived work", by the 11th article of the Law of Intellectual Property (Spain).
Regards the title of a modified work and registered again, the Law does not prohibit to keep the same title as the first version.
It could be that two works from different authors have the same title. In that case, the Intellectual Property Law (Spain) in it's 10.2 article, says that a title is only protected whenever it's original. Is quite commons and perfectly legal that two authors have each one a song with the same title "The Dawn". On the other hand a title containing, for instance, the name of one of the main characters of a the book like "Alice in Wonderland" would be considered as original and thus protected by copyright laws.
What you can change:
* The license of the work.
* Whether the registration is public or not (if others can see who the author is and he's rights).
* Whether download of the work is available or not (if other, when consulting the rights, will be able to download the work)
or contact our support team
May I change the license of a registered work?
Yes, this is an author's right recognized by most legislations, though it is important that the author is aware that the modification of a license will be effective for those who use the creation after that change takes place, not affecting this change to those who might have acquired or used the work under prior conditions.
It is important, to guarantee legal safeguards, that those authors modifying the conditions in which they make the work available, clearly notify that the license has changed to avoid this way any mistake with those who might have used the work previously.
What is an informative registration label?
When registering a work in Safe Creative, the system provides a registration number and a label that identifies it.
It is not an empty tag content (hence the informative nature of it). Asked for information, if it is linked, through the html code, will provide direct access to the registration informative page of the work, where data is found as title, author or authors, rights holders, date of registration, license granted…
In this registration informative page users can optionally request a registration declaration.
How to get your informative labels
2.- Locate your work in the list of your registrarions and clic on it.
3.- Select "Informative labels"
4.- Opt for dynamic or static and choose the one you prefer
What is an index tag?
Index tags are keywords* that allow the organization of our records according to their different contents.
May be included at the time of registration or later when editing the work. Also through an joint action, editing several works at once.
This labeling scheme allows to classify the different records as if it they were in a folder system. The tag indexing works as a "labels" system for content, classifiyng them. They facilitate the search within our account and allow other users to find specific content that can help them to get to our work (if it is a public record).
* The various index tags must be entered separated by commas.
Can I register a blog?
When talking about registering a blog we can talk about two different issues:
1.- Register the blog itself: the design template, drawings or images, code, structure… In this case, the registered work to be protected is the very blog.
2.- The contents published in the blog: in this case the blog is only the publishing media. The work that has to be registered to protect and inform about author's rights are the posts, as literary works. To register your posts you can use our automatic feed registration.
1.- Registration of a blog as a work
In the first case, it is possible that only the graphical elements or design templates are wanted to be registered. In this case a file containing the template with the images and the rest of the components of the work should be uploaded.
Making the registration it can be stated under the "artistic" category as electronic pages and multimedia.
If the development of the blog also includes the programing code, it can also be registered all together as "software project", or there can be a registration for the project itself and another registration for the design.
It's not specially relevant to choose one or other denomination, for the work gets registered and stored anyway, and this classification is aimed to provide some orientation for the search and query features.
2.- Registration of the posts of a blog
The second option is that the work to be registered is not the blog itself, but the contents in it. The blog is a publishing platform, where one or various authors might publish and not all the posts might have the same license. It is also possible that an author publishes an article in a blog and later publishes the same article, for instance, in a magazine, a book or any other media.
In this case, the posts are the ones to be protected or identified with the registration tag to inform about the rights.
They can be registered each one individually as they are written, or all of them together included in documents or files…
Once registered, the specific html code of the registration can be added to the post linking it this way to Safe Creative's information page.
To use this feature do as follows:
1.- Lo into your account
2.- Go to "Services – Automatic registrations – Registration feeds"
3.- Click on "+Add a new work feed"
How is a valid feed and what will it register?
Important notes on the automated registration through an RSS feed
The RSS feed or files usually allow two publication choices:
1.- Publication of only the headline and an intro with each item header.
2.- Publication of the full content of the article.
By automating the registration of a website through your feed or RSS channel, Safe Creative will only take the very content recorded in the RSS file itself, so it is very important that it contains the full article, otherwise the registration evidence will only be of the headline and intro text that includes the feed.
Check the settings of your system to confirm that the feed includes all the content and, if not, change your settings as soon as possible.
We recommend that, once activated, you to check in the first registrations that indeed the feed is publishing articles with the correct format and content, being what you intended to register. You can do this by downloading the file registered and thus checking its contents.
Also keep in mind that any RSS feed to work properly must have a date and hour of publication for each post. This is common on most standard blogs, but could be missing in some cases, so, please check this too as the registration could not work as expected if date was missing.
How to get an registration declaration of a work
To get a copyright declaration of a work you can either
1.- go to the public registration information page and then click on "Get copyright registration declaration" or
2.- locate the record in your "My registration page", clic on it and request it through the option on the left or
3.- Select one or several works from your registration listing and hit "Manage selected works" and hit "Get informative notices".
What is and what do I need an registration declaration of a work for?
The registration declaration is a document which contains all the authorship and copyright information that has been registered in Safe Creative for a specific work.
The registration declaration provides relevant data on those works we want to use and which are very valuable in the case of being warned of alleged misuse of it.
It is desirable that the user of a copyrighted work obtains it. Why? It identifies the work with the registration code, title, author or rights holder, registration date and, above all, with the valid license given at the date of application.
The note will provide support to users in the event that the author changes the license first given, for under the varying conditions might occur that he or she decides to claim misuse of an earlier accessed work.
Registered works can be deleted from the edition page, but for security reasons for those users who might have consulted the registrations and the rights, the deletion means that the inscription will not appear on the queries of the registry, but Safe Creative keeps the information as a security procedure.
The note, therefore, supports the user of another's work.
What is the public profile page?
It's a page that offers information about the author and his or her public works.
The publication can be enabled or disabled from the tab "My Account" – "Personal data" – "Public profile".
How to create registration profiles
1.- Go to "My account – Registration profiles and licenses"
2.- Hit: "Create a new registration profile"
3.- In the window that opens include a name to identify the registration profile and mark the by default options the profile will set to registrations made through it.
4.- The hit "Save profile" to save it.
3.- Advanced features
How to increase the level of identification of a user account?
To increase the level of identification of a user account, we should know that these are 4:
How can a user go up to another level?
Level 1: email address and access to the account has been confirmed.
Level 2: The user has added to the account, besides email, basic contact information: postal address and telephone number.
Level 3: Safe Creative user accesses using an international identity certificate issued by a company (now Verisign: http://www.verisign.com/authentication/digital-id/index.html) or has purchased a professional account on the registry.
Level 4: Safe Creative user accesses using a digital identity certificate issued by an Administration (now the DNI-e of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Spain and FNMT certificate from the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Spain)
If the confidentiality of the user's password has been compromised, it should be changed for a new one going to "My account".
If the copy of the digital certificate and it's PIN has been compromised, it also should be de-attached from "My account".
The certificate might be revoked by the entity that issued it, thus enabling legal repudiation of any activity performed in dates posterior to the revocation instant.
It is important to state that the rigor and validity of the registration in Safe Creative is based on the proper use of the technology the user manages.
Can I include rights information in the file of the work?
Safe Creative provides the ability to generate a copy of the record with the following relevant metadata: Title of work, name of the author or authors and the link to the registration information page (URL). This way it is always possible to access the latest updated information of the registered work. The link to the registration page Safe Creative is a pointer to the address where the information is displayed.
Metadata is information included in the digital file.
It is possible to generate a version with metadata for the following recorded files: .gif, .png, .jpeg, .jpeg2000, .tiff, .psd and .pdf
In these cases the editing screen of the record has a link "Download file with copyright information", and if you select the registration type "Public registration and download allowed" you can establish whether the file to download will be the original or a copy with metadata. The latter can also be changed to multiple registrations simultaneously, selecting them in the list of works and choosing the edit action.
Metadata are exported using a standard nomenclature:
Title of work: Dublin Core: title
Author / s: In the authorship inscriptions (not the ones with only patrimonial rights marked) Dublin Core: creator and in pdf files also in the author field.
URL rights information: Dublin Core: rights and XMP-Rights: webStatement
Work Code: IPTC Core v1.1 v1.1 For XMP extension : regItemId
Registration Organization: IPTC Core v1.1 For XMP extension : regOrgId (points to http://www.safecreative.org)
What is a Registration Certificate?
Safe Creative's certificate is a technically irrefutable true registration evidence independent even from Safe Creative.
The new registration evidence is twofold and together with the original file consists of:
– A proof of identification and integrity of the work, consisting of a triple fingerprint identification system: MD5, SHA1 and SHA512.
– An equally strong proof of the date and time at which this work was registered with a separated double timestamp for each work: by a certification authority approved by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, and the certification authority of Safe Creative.
This certificate may be downloaded or automatically received by authors. This way users will keep an evidence independent from Safe Creative.
The registration certificate that turns to be a full registration proof together with the registered file is available for Professional and Corporate accounts and will be automatically generated for records made from basic accounts also, so that those users may download them when hiring any of the aforementioned.
You can request the certificate by locating your registration at "My registrations" or your "Dashboard" and clicking "Manage registration – Download registration certificate"
How to get the registration certificate
– "My registrations"
– Select the work and clic on it and request it at the left tabs, or mark several works and use the "manage selected"
– Request "Registration certificate.
To obtain the Registration certificate of a work the registration must be final.
The definitive registration implies that none of the relevant data might be changed, such as title, author and the work itself.
SAFE CREATIVE can provide a pre-registration period during which the author can perform all sorts of changes. After this period, the record is definitive and firm and can be the Registration certificate can be obtained.
You can finalize the pre-registration period anytime.
Safe Creative's registration evidence
Safe Creative's registration evidence includes, in a single file, all the elements that allow to unequivocally identify the work together with the time and hour of registration:
– The registered file / description of the work
– Three fingerprint identifications: MD5, SHA1 y SHA512
– Two time stamp for each work: by a certification authority approved by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, and the certification authority of Safe Creative
This is in short, to provide full evidence in judicial or arbitration proceedings, able to irrefutably identify the work and the time of registration.
You can request the evidence by locating your registration at
– locate the record and clic on it
– Download "registration proof"
– you can check several works in "My registration" view and use the "manage selected" to request the registration proof for several works at a time
To open the timestamp files there are several online services and programs:
Online: http://lapo.it/asn1js/
For Windows: http://www.obj-sys.com/asn1-viewer.php
Automatic registration from Google Drive and DropBox
It is posible le to configure your account at Safe Creative to automatic register your files stored in GoogleDrive and DropBox
– Log into your account
– Go to "SERVICES – automatic registrations"
– Clic on the "Google Drive" or "DropBox" tab at the right
– Clic on "New registration from Google Drive/DropBox"
– Follow the wizard to add name, name of folder. If not existing the folder will be created in Google Drive or Dropbox*.
– Then you will be prompted to authorize that Safe Creative registers from your Google Drive or DropBox
– Once authorized wait a few minutes to put your files in the Google Drive** or DropBox folder
*In the case of DropBox new folders will be created in the applications folder.
** In Google Drive editing files in the registration folder will mean them to be registered again, so it's advisable only to put final or near final works there. All files will be exported and registered as PDF files.
What is and how can I activate picture tracking?
The tracking service is a feature that will report you places in the Internet with copies of your pictures, being able to take actions as you wish.
– Locate or select the picture or pictures you want to track
– Hit "manage" if a single work or "manage selected" if several
– A pop up window will open with the different options. Choose "Enable image tracking"
– If the first activating this service from Safe Creative you will be asked to either create a new account or log into an already existing one (if you have any).
– Activate the tracking by clicking at the "Enable tracking" button.
– The system will be continuously checking for matches.
Check matches:
– Go to "Services – Tracking images"
– Found matches will be listed here.
– You can check the page where the match has been found or check details.
– If you hit details you will be able to make a PageStamper capture of the page with your image, if you have activated it and you can also go directly to ImageProtect page to request other actions and view the rest of the information.
Notice: This is a beta service. Specifications might change. ImageProtect service is free of charge for our professional users. ImageProtect will pay directly to our users through their account in that platform. There is a revenue share of the settled amounts: The revenue share is 50% of the net settlement after legal, collection, and/or processing fees.
Collections, a single label for several registrations
It's possible to generate a single label to inform in the Internet about the registered item that are part of a collection, such as a music album, an anthology, etc.
To create a collection we have to log into our account and:
1.- Go to "My registrations" or "Dashboard" in the case of Corporate account.
2.- Select the works to be part of the collection. You'll b e able to add more in the future.
3.- Hit the manage selected button
4.- Select "Add to collection"
5.- Create a new collection or use an existing one
Once you have a collection and wish to get the identification labels, links or change the order of the items in it, go back to "My registration" or "Dashboard" main tab and:
1.- Where you'll find "My registrations" and "My collections" hit on this last one
2.- There you'll be able to see, edit, grab labels or delete the collection. Notice that by deleting the collection you will not delete the registrations in it.
This is a feature included in Professional and Corporate accounts.
More questions? Check the rest of FAQs…
Can a registration code be booked?
It's possible to reserve a registration code and complete all registration information without uploading the file containing the work.
The record will appear in "My registrations" view marked as "Reserved".
Among other needs or possibilities, the code reservation permits the early request of the informative registration labels so they can be attached to the file containing the work. The file with the work and the registration label or any other information can then be uploaded in a last step by editing the record.
The timestamping of the UTC date of actual registration will be completed with the date of the UTC time when the file is finally copied in our servers and registration becomes final.
Further questions? Check the rest of FAQs or contact our support team.
What are copyright questions?
Through the copyright experts assistance, users can send questions related to copyright issues to Safe Creative's non-lawyer copyright experts team.
This type of queries are resolved generally within 3-5 days by email, and shall not imply the reviewing or drafting of claims, demands, complaints, contracts, reports or opinions or other writings, actions or administrative or judicial proceedings.
This is a feature of premium accounts.
To check prices go to: http://www.safecreative.org/pro
Further questions? Check the rest ofFAQs…
Contract drafting wizard
This wizard is a tool for assisted drafting contracts with the licensing, distribution, scope, period, price etc, conditions defined by the author.
Available for users with professional accounts.
You can locate the wizard at "Services – Licensing contracts – +Generate new contract".
Follow the instructions and hit save.
What is a widget?
A widget is a little window or tag that can include in anyone Web page to custom show information of the work: Actual license, author, recommended retail price, etc…
The use of custom widgets is a service include in the professional and corporate services.
What information can have, or not, the widget?
Autor(s)
The license set
A link to the registration information of the work
A link to download the work
A link to the platform of Sale and Licensing of the work
Text icons
Links with Facebook and Twitter
The active selection of one or the other elements will create the widget as we want.
Corporate accounts can genereate widgets with a corporate logo.
Attaching files to the user profile
When users of Safe Creative do not have any of the three electronic certificates that the registry actually recognizes to increase the level of identification (DNI-e, FNMT from of Spain, or International Verisign Certificate) they might attach any other document that helps to identify them by attaching it to the personal profile. Users might scan any document (such as passport, deed of founding of a company that owns rights of a work, Social Security Number, driver's license, proof of establishment deed of a musical or theatrical group,…)
Feature included in premium accounts.
To check prices go to:http://www.safecreative.org/pro
Using a pseudonym at the public profile
If you don't want people to see your real name in your public profile or are used to use a pseudonym to register your works, you can choose to put a pseudonym in your public display. Internally, the record is associated with your account and private data with which you are identified.
What is a delegated registration?
Delegate registration is a type of information registration about authorship, property rights, or both, of a work, by a third party for a power grantor.
This service is available only in Corporate Accounts.
Notice: It's highly advisable to store either in your account at Safe Creative as locally a copy of the representation agreement.
https://www.safecreative.org/pro
What are versions of works?
One version of a work is when we change it substantially in such way it's necessary to perform a new registration. To keep the traceability to know from what original work it comes from you can use this system to manage different versions of the same work. Just enter the original work and choose to register a version of it from the "Manage my work" button. It then adds a record associated with the original work but still independent.
How to use it:
1.- You have find the first recorded work
2.- Hit the management button and select "Register new version" or clic directly on the thumbnail in case of having a Corporate Account.
3.- Select the local file with the version of the work
4.- After is uploaded hit "Register new version"
Once a new version is registered, the information about any version existing will be displayed in the registration page of all related works and in the list of registered works.
Custom Licenses
Custom licenses allow the authors or owner of rights of works to set a different license to those provided in the registry.
That users define also licenses in their sole discretion and responsibility.
What is uploading attached documents to a registered work
Sometimes you would like to add some kind of a attachment to a work in order to report, supplement, or make clear any particularity of it and so on. You can send documents such as contracts (for the case of shared ownership of rights) that specify the degree of ownership that exists, mock ups, details of the work in the case of for example a sculpture or a painting, etc..
The document is also sealed up digitally and may be publicly shown, downloaded or not, etc..
What is and what is the use of adding more rights holders to a work
A work may have been created by two or more authors. In Safe Creative it´s possible to record new authors in a work's registration so they will appear both in the information page and registration declaration to be sent.
1.- Go to "My registrations" or "Dashboard" view of your works and locate the record you want to manage.
2.- Clic on the work's icon
3.- Locate "Authorship and rights inscriptions" section.
4.- Select "Add coauthors"
5.- A window will pop up and there you can add the email addresses to which the coauthors will receive the request to join as coauthors. They can accept it, or not, by logging into their own account, or create a new one if not having one already. To accept this coauthorship invitation basic account can too be used
6.- Mark if you will allow those coauthors to be able to modify the registration information or not
7.- Click on "Add rights holders"
Invited rights holders will be able to accept the request or not, using any type of account.
Invitation can be resent if coauthors get not the invitation.
Sending letters by incidences of works (Cease & Desist)
In the case or event of your work being plagiarized or used in an allegedly unlawful manner now you can send Cease and Desist letter directly from Safe Creative. You can select the option clicking on the icon of the work in "my registration" view. You will find the "Send Cease and desist" option. The system will generate a letter requesting to stop such activities to the person allegedly infringing your copyrights.
To complete the letter you have to get the email address of the alleged offender. He or she will receive an email with a link that allows him or her to answer. When the issue gets answered you will receive notification of it by mail. Upon receipt of that response you can decide new actions to take. Before using this utility we highly recommend you to seek the advice of an attorney.
Feature included in professional Accounts.
What is the Copyright experts assistance?
This is a service included in premium accounts.
By contracting those accounts users will be able to ask general copyright related questions to experts in copyright matters. This service shall not imply the reviewing or drafting of claims, legal representation, demands, complaints, contracts, reports or opinions or other writings, actions or administrative or judicial proceedings.
Also allows access to our general copyright frequent questions database without limitation. The database contains resolved queries, reports, articles and analysis developed by copyright experts according to the most common or relevant issues that have been and that will be keep being proposed .
Letters of "Cease and Desist" that can be used in alleged copyright infractions.
And, also without limitation, the assisted drafting, through the access to the repository of most commonly used contract models, for copyrighted works.
This service is provided by non-lawyers not being nor substituting proper legal advice by any means. To get legal advice you will need to contact a lawyer directly and or check the ones we recommend here.
What is the statistics service?
The statistics service shows free of charge general information about visits of all the registered works, or a specific work, by marking and filtering the data set by activating the "selected" one.
Professional and corporate accounts adds more statistic information to the basic service:
-number of downloads of works (in general or for a specific work),
-number of briefings requested (in general or for a specific work)
-contact details of users who requested the registration declaration notes (if they have the public profile enabled)
-graphs which cover all the statistical information.
What is the database of legal consultations?
Premium Accounts include access to a database containing copyright answers to previously resolved copyright questions, reports, articles and analysis developed by copyright experts, according to the most common and relevant issues as they arise.
What is an "evaluation version" of a work?
An evaluation version of a work is a file with a lower resolution or that does not contain the complete work and that can be shown or downloaded.
To upload an evaluation version of a work do as follows:
2.- Locate the work in your "My registrations" or in your "Dashboard" section
3.- Hit the thumbnail to manage it.
4.- In the section "Files" hit "upload file" at the right of "Evaluation"
5.- Select the evaluation file in your computer and wait it to be uploaded
6.- Hit "Save"
You are done.
What is and why is interesting for me the U.S. Copyright Office registration?
What is the U.S. Copyright Office?
The U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) is part of the Library of Congress in the United States and primarily serving as an office of records where documents related to copyright are stored and recorded.
The USCO also plays a role in advising the U.S. government on matters of copyright, including providing reports and assisting with drafting legislation.
Why Should One Register with the U.S. Copyright Office?
Registering with the USCO has a series of benefits including:
Creates a public record of the registration of copyright.
Serves as prima facie evidence in U.S. courts of ownership of the copyright and of all facts contained in the registration, greatly bolstering a case.
U.S. citizens are required to register before filing a lawsuit for copyright infringement.
If a work is registered either before the infringement takes place or within 3 months of publication then, in the U.S., the copyright holder is eligible for both statutory damages, which can reach $150,000 per infringement, and attorney's fees.
To be clear, even though non-citizens can sue for for copyright infringement in the U.S. without a registration being filed, they are only able to claim actual damages, which is the greater of what the copyright holder lost or the infringer gained from the use of the work. In many cases that amount is effectively zero.
In short, if you might ever have cause to sue in the U.S. you should register your work in a timely manner so that you have all of your rights at your disposal.
What Can be Registered with Safe Creative in the U.S. Copyright Office?
Most works created in a digital format are eligible to be registered: literary works, videos, sound recordings, visual works, even masks, periodicals and more.
However, for works with usually very large file sizes, such as feature-length movies, the file you use to identify the work must not be larger than the file size limit in Safe Creative (400 Mb right now).
How Long Does it Take to Get My Registration Certificate?
Safe Creative will make the application for USCO registration usually within seven labor days. You will be able to check the situation of your works' registration in your Safe Creative account.
The USCO, unfortunately, has a large backlog of certificates that it has to send out. As such, even with an online registration, it can still take 3-9 months or longer to get your certificate. However, certificate times fluctuate wildly and some report getting their certificates in as little as six weeks.
When is My Work Considered to be Registered?
The effective date of registration is the date that the registration was filed. If you register online, that's the date that the online form was submitted.
This means that, even if it takes several months to get your certificate, which is often the case, the date in which the registration takes effect is still the day it was received.
Why Should I Use Safe Creative to Register My Works with the USCO?
Since you have already provided much, if not most of the information needed to register your work in Safe Creative, our experts can easily and quickly register your work with the USCO and work to get you a certificate as fast as possible. Since we have a great deal of experience with filing USCO registrations, we can file the registration with the best guarantees of success.
How Does U.S. Copyright Office Registration Through Safe Creative Work?
When you file for a USCO registration through Safe Creative, you appoint us as an agent authorized to register your works on your behalf. We then take the information that you have already submitted to Safe Creative, including the file you've uploaded, and some new information we will ask you for, and submit that to the USCO.
In some cases, we may need additional information from you and will contact you directly if that is necessary. Learn more clicking here.
What do I have to do and what information should I provide to ease the U.S. Copyright Office registration of my work?
To register works which are in Safe Creative at USCO you need to provide us with some additional information and data. Though we already have much of the required information the rest should be provided in an assisted process.
1) Work Data
Title: title of the work to be registered. By default the system uses the same title as it appears in Safe Creative, but it can be changed.
Type of work: select the type of work. If neither type corresponds to the work to be registered, do not continue with the process, make sure is a kind of work that USCO allows to be registered through it's electronic office, or contact Safe Creative.
Published work verification work: if the work has already been published you must check this box.
Date of first publication: if published, write the date the work was published for the first time.
Country of first publication: if the work has been published in several countries, select the first in which it was published.
Year of creation: the year the work was originally created, which may be before the date of publication or the same year. By default the system takes the year the work was recorded in Safe Creative, but since it might have been created before, you can tell the correct date here.
Standard Code Type: there are different types of standard code numbers depending on the type of content. Select any of the international standard code types corresponding to the published work.
Standard Code Number: enter here the international standard number of this published work. Note that the standard code is usually different depending on the type of work we are dealing with.
2) Authors
This screen will allow you to set the different contributions of authors to the work.
If more than one author, you will be able to specify the contribution of each.
Name, middle name and surname are taken from the existing default information in the database, but can be modified.
Country of Residence: current country of residence of the author.
If you want to register under pseudonyms instead of real name, check the box "This author uses the following pseudonym" and then type the alias you use.
You must specify which is the author's contribution or contributions to the work being registered.
In "other" you can write a type of contribution that is not listed among the options displayed for this type of content.
3) Holders of rights
This screen shows all the record-holders of the work rights that have been stated in Safe Creative, with name, surname, address, and other information. All of them must have be previously registered at Safe Creative for this work.
Include in the USCO registration (must be owner of rights in the U.S.) this box is checked when the ownership of rights is valid in the USA.
Address 1: regular direction
Address 2: you can add a second contact address
Type of rights transfer: you must specify the type of transfer of rights that has been made. If it is "author" those are by default, but if you are not author of the work you must specify whether it is by writing agreement, by will or otherwise. If "other" you must specify which is it in the box to that effect.
4) Contact and Shipping
In this screen we specify up to two contact addresses for two different purposes:
Contact: is optional and allows that people interested in the work they see at USCO registration information system can get in touch with the person who applyed for registration.
Mailing Address: this address will be used by USCO to send you their registration certificate once finished.
5) Review and Payment
This screen displays a summary of what is going to be sent to be registered, and all the information provided to that effect. It is important to make sure everything is correct, and if not, correct it before sending.
Completing the process
Once everything is correct we must hit "finalize registration".
At that time the system will present us a screen with the terms of use to be read. Once reviewed go to accept them by checking the bottom right checkbox.
Payment of the service
After you give the ok to the terms of use you will be prompted to pay the marked amount*.
*Check conditions and price for USCO registration here.
Special requirements for registration in USCO
FILE TYPE EXTENSION
Data .db (Database File)
.mdb (Microsoft Access Database)*
.xls (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet) *
Image .bmp (Bitmap Image)
.dwg (AutoCAD Drawing)
.dwf (Autodesk Design)
.fdr (Final Draft)
.gif, .giff (Graphics Interchange Format)
.jpg, .jpeg, .jfif (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
.pdf (Portable Document Format)
.pic, .pict (Picture File)
.png (Portable Network Graphic)
.psd (Photoshop Document)
.pub (Microsoft Publisher)
.tga (Targa Graphic)
.tif, .tiff (Tagged Image File Format)
.wmf (Windows Metafile)
Audio .aif, .aiff (Audio Interchange File Format)
.au (Audio File)
.mid, .midi, .rmi (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
.mp3 (MP3 Audio File or Layer 3 Audio Compression)
.ra, .ram (Real Audio File)***
.rmi (Resource Interchangable File Format)
.wav (Windows Wave Sound File)
.wma (Windows Media Audio File)
Video .avi (audio video interleave)
.mov (quicktime)
.mpg, .mpeg (Moving Picture Experts Group)
.rm, .rv (Real Media File)***
.swf (Adobe Flash formerly Shockwave Flash)
.wmv (windows media video)
Text .doc (Microsoft Word Document)*
.docx (Microsoft Word Open XML Document)*
.htm, .html (HyperText Markup Language)
.rtf (Rich Text Document)
.txt (Text File)
.wpd (WordPerfect Document)
.wps (Microsoft Works Word Processor Document)**
Presentation .pps, .ppt (Microsoft Power Point)*
Compressed .cab (Windows Cabinet File)
.zip (Zipped File)
*** For Microsoft Office files, please use version 2003 or earlier.
For Microsoft Works files, please use version 9 or earlier.
For Real Player files, please use version 6 or earlier.
What is the ISAN code?
The ISAN code is a voluntary numbering system, similar to the ISBN used for publishing or the ISWC for musical tracks, for the identification of audiovisual works. Each ISAN code identifies a unique audiovisual work and remains unchanged throughout the life of the work, regardless of language, format or use that is given to it. The ISAN code is a unique reference number, permanent and internationally recognized for audiovisual works identification.
It's a tool that improves the management and operations of the global audiovisual industry and its use as a simple and unambiguous reference to the work is used by many organizations, including the Property Registry of Spain.
It is a 24-digit numeric code divided into three parts:
Root: identifies the audiovisual work.
Episode: identifies the parts of a serial work.
Version: Identifies the versions of a work.
Example: 0000811F 0000-0000 0000-0000
Its purpose is to identify any audiovisual work by assigning a universal code. This unique identification allows a more efficient management of the entire audiovisual industry in global operations.
The ISAN code is assigned by ARIBSAN under the authorization of ISAN-IA, which is responsible for the global ISAN system administration, and appointed by ISO as the registration authority for ISAN Standard. ARIBSAN is the registration agency authorized to manage and process ISAN codes of audiovisual works.
Any person or entity may request an ISAN code. It is intended for audiovisual industry professionals, producers, writers, broadcasters, distributors, advertisers, etc., and any organization or other entity representative of the industry sector.
The ISAN code assigned to a work, does not in any way constitute a proof of ownership or authorship of the work.
4.- Accounts' services
What is public information and registration management?
Links and public registration information services will be permanent in any active professional and corporate account. In basic accounts public information services and records management will remain active for 12 months after inscription and can be turned back on by upgrading the account at any time.
What are the differences between registration types private, public with or without download allowed?
There are currently five types of registration depending on the type of file being registered and account being used.
1) None: No registration information is available. Only the account user can view information and download the work. Very useful if you do not want to give clues about what you are working on
2) Only registration info – (no download allowed): The registration information is public, but the copyrighted work can not be downloaded except by the author when logged in his or her account.
3) With preview or play of work – (when possible if the file allows it, and with no download of the original registered file): The registration information is public. An automatic preview of an image or streaming of a mp3 is generated and available for the general public.
4) With download of original file: Registration information is accessible from anywhere on the Internet and anybody can also download the work. There's no track of who downloads the file. Be cautious if choosing this.
5) With download of file with registration info: Registration information is accessible from anywhere on the Internet and anybody can also download a copy of the work with metadata and public registration information of the work in it (only working now image and PDF files). There's no track of who downloads the file. Be cautious if choosing this.
The paid accounts can be hired here: https://www.safecreative.org/pro
What are Professional Services and how do they work?
Safe Creative Services are three:
– The Basic Service: It is free and open to any user, author or copyright holder of a work protected by the Copyright Law. Provides all the basic registration features.
– Professional Account: A paid service. That includes all the features included in the Premium Service, with unlimited monthly registrations and rights declarations, plus the possibility to send copyright questions, get registration certificates and evidence and much more.
– Corporate Accounts are those professional accounts designed for corporations. This account allows all professional features, complex rights declarations, representees management and much more.
What is the Basic Service Registration?
The Basic Service Registration is the service SAFE CREATIVE provides, as an online Copyright Registry, free of charge, aimed for users that mostly use open licenses allowing direct uses of their works for free with more or less restrictions, like the ones using Creative Commons or GPL licenses
What main features does it include?
1- 5 Gb of web storage
2- 10 monthly work registrations (CC, GPLv3…)
3- 12 months of public registration information
4.- Informative labels
5.- Custom registration profiles
6.- Multiple works registration
7.- Registration informative notices
8.- Creator information space
9.- RSS automated registration
What is the Professional Account?
The Professional Account has a 15Gb disk quota and includes these services:
The Professional Account is aimed to advanced users that need unlimited monthly registrations, with any kind of rights declarations. The service includes this features:
– All the services of thebasic account plus:
– Unlimited monthly registrations for any type of rights declarations
– Dropbox automated registration
– Registration certificate
– Registration proof download
– Private registration (no public registration information)
– Registration of versions and evaluation versions of works
– Co-authorship registration
– Pseudonym in public profile
– File attachment to user profile
– File attachment to registrations (licenses, drafts…)
– Work collections
– Registration code reservation
– Metadata addition to registered files
– Copyright experts assitance: consultations, "cease and desist" letters, contract wizard, legal knowldedge base
– Custom licenses
– Full access to works management and public registration information
Purchase: https://www.safecreative.org/purchase/professional
What is the Corporate Account?
Corporate Accounts are advanced accounts for companies and institutions with a 30Gb disk quota including the following services:
0- All the services of the Professional Account plus:
1- customer delegated registration (up to 50)
2- 6 Free process U.S. Copyright Office registrations*
3- Customizable labels
4- Document management
* USCO fees costs will apply. Processing cost for additional registrations also be added.
Further questions? Check the rest of our FAQs or contact our support team.
What happens to my registrations if I do not renew my advanced paid account?
Your account will turn to be basic again, but all your registrations are maintained as they were done. The generated evidence and all registrations are kept in our system indefinitely.
Logically, you will not be able to perform new actions based on the features of the advanced account.
If you ever need to make new private registrations, download certificates, register coauthored works, or any other action possible only with the advanced accounts, you can re-hire it at any time and resume normal operation.
Storage Limits
Basic and Professional accounts have a 20Gb storage limit. Agent Accounts have a 50Gb storage limit. If you need more storage please contact us directly and we will happy to assist you.
Can I delete or transfer a file?
When you send a file to register, you can allow it to remain as pre-registerd or make it final in which case no further modification of the title, file and your identification can be made. If pre-registerd you can modify the title and the deposited content itself. You can also delete it all.
During pre-registration you may rectify anything you might have forgotten, or make a last minute correction, or get the labels with the registration code to include it in the very work.
Registered works can be deleted from the edition page, but for security reasons for those users who might have consulted the registrations and the rights*, the deletion means that the inscription will not appear on the queries of the registry, but Safe Creative keeps the information as a security procedure.
*With regards to rights transferences, it is necessary to distinguish between moral and exploitation rights:
– Moral rights (authorship, integrity and disclosure) cannot be waived and are inalienable as stated at the 14th article of the Intellectual Property Law of Spain. In other countries, like USA, Canada, Great Britain, this is different for there are not moral rights as they are understood in the Continental Law.
– Exploitation rights (distribution, reproduction and public communication) can be waived; and once registered posterior registration can be made modifying the license. It's also expected, during the evolution of the beta, to consider rights' transferences.
Safe Creative allows the registration of copyrights to authorship rights registered works, showing in the inscription:
Automatic registering through feeds
The automatic feed registering is used to automatically register the posts on a blog as they get published. To use it you have to associate the feed with a previously created profile.
To access the functionality you have to:
On your blog, preferably in a area of the page to which access may be permanent, you have to publish one of the verification codes Safe Creative creates so that our bot will be able verify that the blog is yours.
You can also register file feeds, image feeds such as Flickr, Instagram, or podcasts introducing the the specific feed for those contents.
6.- Other
How to send works to CreativePeople?
CreativePeople is the social network of SafeCreative, to promote the creators of musical, literary, and visual works.
Works can be sent to be featured on CreativePeople these ways:
During the registration process. When you register a work, you can select the option of allowing to preview it, download it, or viewing an evaluation version. If any of these options is available, the work can be sent to Creative People for more visibility. It must also belong to one of the aforementioned categories (text, music, illustration, photography, and crafts).
Through a registration profile. "My Account" > "Registration profiles and licenses". When creating a new registration profile, there is an option to send works to CreativePeople. This way, anytime a new work is registered using this profile, it will also be sent to the social platform for more visibility.
Sending previously registered works. A work that has already been registered can be sent to CreativePeople from its own information page. There is a list on the left with an option to do so, as long as a the work can be previewed, downloaded, or an evaluation version is available to peview. It should belong to one of the categories featured on CreativePeople (text, music, illustration, photography, and crafts).
Why can't I process through my email my …
– user registration
– registration certificate request
– purchase of a work for sale
– … … … ?
First check your inbox spam (junk mail).
If our verification or to download email is nowhere to be found it's likely that your email server is mismanaging "received" emails and making false unwanted email positive assumptions, removing at its discretion mails that completely fails to deliver.
Using @hotmail.com for these tasks can be problematic for this very same reason.
How may I solve it?
You can go to your hotmail settings of your account (top right gear icon), to "More email settings", "Safe and blocked senders", "Safe senders", write "noreply@safecreative.org" address and "Add to list".
Why is it important to complete your private data
Safe Creative is based on the technology to generate evidence of authorship as solid as economic and comfortable. However, to achieve the best evidence it is necessary to have the best information. Therefore the strength of a registration depends very much on the quality of the information each user provides.
In addition to the file representing the work to be of sufficient quality to identify the work upon which to build the evidence, it is essential that user's personal data is complete, accurate and up to date.
If we do not put the full name or last name, only use initials, there are typos or information is out of date, future certificates, taking the default information available at the time of registration, will also be generated incomplete and perhaps even wrong. This may involve a number of problems especially if you want to use the evidence authorship independently from Safe Creative.
So the more and better information you fill in, the better it will be to make the most out of the evidence generated in Safe Creative. So remember to fill out with the best and accurate information. Those who already have done it, periodically verify that the email, your address and any other information is perfectly updated and without errors.
To enter or verify the existing information, go to "My Account" "Personal Data":
How can I include Safe Creative's registration labels in the same document being registered?
You can set registrations to have a 24 hours perido after uploading whre it remains in pre-registration, a period during which it is possible to edit it to perform any change, including the same file.
If you want to include in the registered work the registration label:
1 .- Make the standard registration of the work.
2 .- Once registered, in the listing of works ("My registrations"), select the "Manage registration" button and select the "Informative labels" icon.
3 .- Choose the label you feel is most appropriate.
4 .- Paste the label on the part of the work that you think is more appropriate.
5 .- Before the end of the 24 hours pre-registration period, edit the entry and replace the uploaded file with the the one that now does have the label in it.
What is metadata?
Metadata is information included in a digital file providing key information about the content the file "holds" and the format itself.
These data can be accessed with specific programs and allow you to learn and manage relevant information about the file and / or work.
http://en.safecreative.net/faqs/can-i-include-rights-information-in-the-file-of-the-work/
Batch work edition
From the tab "My registrations" you can manage batch actions for several works at once, selecting and applying the desired action contained in the upper part, "Manage selected registrations", to the works you have selected.
How can I change the thumbnail of a work?
To change the preview image of a work we have only to select to change of it from the window that opens when hitting "Manage my work" button. You will see a "Change preview image" icon there. The system will ask you to upload a new image from our computer or you might use the generic image of the paint palette instead.
Limited monthly registrations
The online copyright registry Safe Creative, offers a free Basic service where anyone can record up to 10 works a month.
Monthly registrations are unlimited for users who have purchased the the Professional or the Corporate Account.
Further questions? Check the rest of our FAQs…
How much does cost to request an ISAN code, and the maintenance of it?
The price of the application is the one the International ISAN-IA Agency price guide sets.
The cost of ISAN code assignment to a work or audiovisual recording is unique and once granted carries no associated or maintenance costs.
The ISAN code request can be made through Safe Creative.
5.- Legal
A definition could be: the rights a creator of a literary, artistic or scientific work has to enforce their authorship and prohibit or authorise others to use her work.
The legislations of almost all countries do recognize that authors have several rights upon their works. Generally speaking, thanks to those rights authors can decide whether their works can be reproduced, translated, distributed or not, and the terms in which they can be used, broadcasted or modified.
Continental Law Systems recognizes two kind of basic rights, moral and economic.
Moral rights, with possible variations from one legislation to another, relate to the right to be credited or mentioned as the author of the work, the right to decide if the work might be disseminate, if it will be disseminated with the real name or pseudonym, the right to enforce the integrity of the creation, the right to withdraw the work of trade, right to retract or repent, right to access to the unique copy…
In many legislations, such the Spanish one, moral rights are unalienable and cannot be waived.
Economic rights are the rights who provide royalties to the creator and can be transferred, so the author has to authorize anyone the reproduction or performance of each work, so to say, the possibility to copy, record, public performance, broadcasting or transform it.
A legal post explaining the Copyrigt Scope: moral and economic rights is available at here.
Is it mandatory to register a work?
To register a work is optional. The copyright of a work belongs to the author for the mere creation of it and not because of registering it. The registration is a way for prooving the authorship of certain work.
Nevertheless, although this is the general rule, some legislations require to register a work for certaing legal advantages, so if you have any doubt, please contact a local lawyer.
What is a copyright registry for?
A registry of a copyrighted work can be used as an authorship proof for a specific work and for the rights the author deserves.
Is a typical system to protect authors' rights specially for recently created works. In these situation a work is under the risk of being plagiarised by third parties that can take the work and distribute by certain ways before the creator does. In other cases, the registry is useful for preserving the state, content and rights expressly defined by the creator, so users can look up the registry to see the status of a certain work.
Except in some legislations, the registration of a work creates no rights, it is just a way to demonstrate and display them.
The author who after creating a work registers it, gets a registration testimony (a digital certificate at Safe Creative) saying that at a specific time the author claims authorship upon it and this can be shown through the copy left in deposit.
This way the author when starts to distribute copies, models or first copies of the work, if somebody else tried to claim the authorship of it, the real author will have an earlier in time proof that says he/she is the author.
Another service for additional protection, and with a preventive and deterrent effect is to include, in any distribution or display of the work, the label of Safe Creative's registered works we provide along with each registration; this will state that the author already has a protection mechanism against plagiarism.
What is copyright and copyleft?
Authors have the right to decide how their works should be used, distributed or modified.
The new technologies mean two very important changes on creative process:
1.- New ways to create: digital photography, 3D modeling programs, audio and video digitalization, publication of articles through blogs on the Internet, design or photography retouch programs; are just some examples of the techniques which bring new ways of creativity making it more accessible to people.
2.- Ease to communicate creative works through Internet: Allowing authors to distribute the work not only in their countries, but in the whole world without the need of the service of other professionals and companies. They can do it with lowest costs.
So we have a lot of people being able to produce creative works, more ways to create and it is much easier to distribute them. This changes have open new copyright dimensions: the open licenses and between them the copyleft ones.
Until a few decades ago, to achieve authors rights to be a reality, so to say, to enforce third parties to use the work as the author requested, there was one copyright model in the sense of "all rights reserved"; which means that in order to modify, distribute, publish or copy a work, anybody had to ask the author to get permission case by case. This way of copyright was the only way to guarantee authors what to do with their works.
Once the digital format appeared to support works, and the ease of communication and diffusion the Internet brings, some authors saw the possibility to put their works online, but not to leave them untouchable by default, but instead to allow others to add parts, improve, sell, distribute, modify them with derivatives having to bear the same possibilities or others…
Open software was pioneer in this new dimension of copyright: copyleft is a way to license in such way authors not only do not prohibit some uses of their works, but want others being able to make derivatives and commercial uses of the those without having to request specific permission as long as the derivatives allowed the same uses too.
Some authors want, for instance, that their work might be distributed, copied, reproduced or modified without having to get specific permission. Others allow distribution or reproduction as long as it is without commercial purposes. In this case they reserve for themselves only some economic rights for those commercial purposes. Same might happen with derivatives. Some allow them, others don't.
Generally speaking these are the open licenses being some of them copyleft.
In the last years, the most used protection used for contents called "all rights reserved", also called "full copyright" has been complemented with the "some rights reserved" philosophy including copyleft licenses.
Safe Creative and Creative Commons
What is the difference between this service and Creative Commons?
Creative Commons is a set of open licenses that reserve not all rights for the author but some of them instead.
Safe Creative is not a licenses system but a copyright registry. This means that both projects are quite different. As author you can decide which rights to keep or waive. You can keep them all, or give some of them thanks to license texts such as the ones Creative Commons provides, GPL, etc.
Regards of the way you choose to license your work, you will have to be able to proof you are the author in case of illicit use, plagiarism, etc.
In this article you have wider explanation of the differences between both systems: http://es.safecreative.net/2008/03/03/%c2%bfes-lo-mismo-safe-creative-y-creative-commons/ (in Spanish; a translation to English is under process).
Basic Creative Commons Licenses
Attribution: This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered, in terms of what others can do with your works licensed under Attribution.
Attribution No Derivatives: This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to you.
Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives: This license is the most restrictive of our six main licenses, allowing redistribution. This license is often called the "free advertising" license because it allows others to download your works and share them with others as long as they mention you and link back to you, but they can't change them in any way or use them commercially.
Attribution Non-Commercial: This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don't have to license their derivative works on the same terms.
Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike: This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. Others can download and redistribute your work just like the by-nc-nd license, but they can also translate, make remixes, and produce new stories based on your work. All new work based on yours will carry the same license, so any derivatives will also be non-commercial in nature.
Attribution Share Alike: This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. This license is often compared to open source software licenses. All new works based on yours will carry the same license, so any derivatives will also allow commercial use.
Can TV formats be registered?
Depending on the characteristics of the work, and existing even different arguments amongst lawyers, it may be questionable whether a script or TV format should be considered a literary or artistic work, and therefore deserving the protection of copyright itself. Therefore in cases where the author or creator of the format of a television show had to go to a judicial or expert to defend their legitimate rights and interests, the legal defense could be based, among others, both in existing intellectual property law and unfair competition.
Still in any legal defense strategy an effective proof of authorship is needed, so registering a script or television format in Safe Creative is a piece of evidence that provides strong protection against plagiarism and usurpations, beyond consideration of the type of work a format or television script to be considered.
Many users have asked us whether they can register their own name as a trademark at Safe Creative. The short answer is no, because trademarks are not artistic, literary or scientific creations (what copyright protects), they are words, symbols, devices or names used for the purpose of trading goods. For obtaining a trademark you have to follow an administrative process through an official body or agency and pay a fee, similar for a patent registration, and it is granted for a period of time.
This said, it is true that trademarks and copyright are perfectly compatible, being possible to protect, for instance, an original logotype through copyright (as an pictorial or graphic work) and as trademark. In this cases, the registration at Safe Creative could have effect before possible plagiarisms of third parties, but users have to consider the limited effects compared as if the logo was registered at a Trademark Office.
What to do in case of plagiarism or other unlawful use of our content
What should we do if we find any our contents allegedly plagiarized or otherwise illegally used?
The first thing is to keep the cool. The worst thing we can do is to act impulsively or driven by anger. Take a deep breath, relax and wait 24 hours before doing anything. If you already have your work registered with Safe Creative, you have much of the way covered. That said there are several things you should do, but ultimately it all depends on the specific circumstances of each situation.
1 .- The ideal is to have a lawyer to advise you. This is the basic principle that we should always observe. While many times by one or another reason we do not have one, a good copyright lawyer, is the best guarantee for any initiative to succeed, avoid errors and waste time. However there are other factors to consider.
2 .- Evaluate the situation. Coldly analyze what do you want to happen. Do we want the content to be removed? Maybe to get some sort of compensation? Do we have been plagiarized by a large multinational or perhaps it's been just a little blog that nearly nobody reads? Is it worth getting into legal disputes for a paragraph, or a complete ebook of us has been copied and is being sold out there without even proper attribution? We must respond these questions and from the answers we will know what to do next.
3 .- Friendly solution. This is something you really have to think about, but in most cases the plagiarism and in general any misuse happen becasue of a simple confusion or not malicious mistake, like the sheer ignorance that comes from the belief that what is on the Internet, for instance, is free to use in whatever way one might want. Many times you can solve everything with a friendly approach that saves troubles to all. Depending on the analysis of the situation we might try to prove a friendly approach to solve the problem. In a significant percentage of cases sending a friendly email to remove the content, properly credit or respect the creative commons license solves the problem. If despite this approach the issue is not settled, there are more things you can do.
4 .- Collect your evidence of authorship. If you haven't already done so, download from Safe Creative (or from the online copyright registry you're using) your registration certificate and the registered content. You might give this authorship to you lawyer. If your lawyer happens to need more technical information about the strength of the evidence, he or she might want to contact us. Our attorneys will be happy to provide any required documentation.
5 .- Collect proof of the alleged illegal use. Your attorney will take appropriate measures to ensure the evidence of the alleged offence doesn't disappear. Usually this is something to do with a notary. Note that if you start a process and then the site that has allegedly plagiarized your work happens to "disappear" you might find yourself in the situation of not being able to show that your content has been illegally used. You might use SafeStamper.
6 .- Send "cease and desist" letter. One option you have, if you like to try in case it might work, is to send a "cease and desist" request letter from Safe Creative. Go to "My works" and to the drop-down "More Actions" on the right of the content, then select "Send Cease and Dessist" You will need the email address of the person who allegedly illegally used your content. Fill in the fields to send the letter. You can keep track of the incident and see if the person has agreed to your request or not.
7 .- Initiate legal action. If the delivery of the "cease and desist" request does not change the alleged plagiarist attitude or even if he or she does, you still can take legal action, yes, always advised and guided by a good lawyer.
Too often there are people who will not or can not afford a lawyer. If this is the case, and the letter of incidence has not taken effect, you might want to bring out the case -without defamation nor insult- using the tools the Internet gives you for the dissemination of information.
Further questions? contact our support team.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is distancing herself from a key New Hampshire backer who questioned rival Barack Obama's drug use in his youth, but Clinton says questioning Obama's record on issues like health care is fair game.
Clinton's New Hampshire campaign co-chair resigned after making the comments about Obama, and Clinton personally apologized to Obama. Clinton suggests she is at a disadvantage in Iowa because Obama's from a neighboring state and rival John Edwards first started campaigning in Iowa in 2003, and Clinton said running campaign ads which compare her record to those of her two main rivals.
Clinton acknowledged it was "silly" for her campaign, earlier this month, to cite something Obama wrote in kindergarten, but Clinton maintains there are "legitimate differences" that need to be aired in campaign ads and on the campaign trail.
Clinton will return to Iowa Sunday to embark on a five-day, 17-town helicopter tour of the state. Iowans may recall John Kerry ferried around the state in a helicopter in the closing days of the 2004 Iowa Caucus campaign.


Safari Logistics is an initiative introduced by African Bush Camps to promote cost effective travel around Zimbabwe with both road and air access to some of the country's top safari and wildlife areas.
They offer air transfer services linking the Victoria Falls and Hwange areas with a variety of prime safari properties in and around Kariba, Matusadona and Mana Pools.
Safari Logistics have offices in Victoria Falls town and at Victoria Falls International Aiport from where they offer full logistical services, including a "Meet & Greet" service for guests arriving and departing from the Victoria Falls Airport, air and road transfer services as well as activities whilst in Victoria Falls.
From 2019, Safari Logistics is offering set schedule flights daily to the main tourist hubs of Zimbabwe, including Victoria Falls, Hwange National Park, Kariba, Mana Pools National Park and Harare.
NOTE: Safari Logistics operates daily, with a minimum 2 passengers. The schedule is subject to change, depending on confirmed seats per route, weather, airstrip conditions and mechanical issues beyond our control. Any guest arriving less than 30 minutes before the stipulated departure time may have their seat cancelled to avoid knock-on effects with the schedule for the remainder of the day. All flights operate during daylight hours as many of the airstrips are unlit.
A private air charter service can be arranged (upon request) for any routes within Zimbabwe.
Safari Logistics road transfers are conducted in comfortable minibuses. They ferry visitors arriving at Victoria Falls International airport to any of the hotels in Victoria Falls town and to the Stanley & Livingstone Safari Lodge. They also link Victoria Falls and Livingstone with Kasane, Kazangula and Hwange.
All routes take a minimum 2 people, except for transfers to/from Hwange Main Camp where the minimum is 4 people.
Providing you with a personalised service and peace of mind, Safari Logistics will handle all logistical requirements on the ground in Zimbabwe.


'An ideal [stocking filler] would be Ian Rankin's novella The Travelling Companion where Rankin gets to explore one of his favourite subjects: Robert Louis Stevenson. Beautifully published by Head of Zeus' Shots Magazine.
Ian Rankin is the bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus and Detective Malcom Fox novels. His books have been translated into thirty-six languages. He is the recipient of four CWA Dagger Awards and an Edgar Award.


This Unit Standard is intended for all managers who should know the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and the consequences of non-compliance. It will be useful for managers at all levels as well as safety and security officers, compliance officers and learners in commercial and industrial insurance.
Explaining the basic principles of the Act and accompanying Regulations.
Explaining the requirements for minimum compliance stipulated in the Act.
Interpreting the management controls required to achieve compliance.
Explaining the obligations of managers in terms of communication and training.
It is assumed that learners are competent in Communication and Mathematical Literacy at Level 3.
Duties include those of employers, employees and contractors.
Managers include, but are not limited to, Chief Executive Officers, Directors, Line Managers and Supervisors.
Use of the Act should require reference to a selection of regulations appropriate to an organisation/business unit, or sector.
A compliance plan includes, but is not limited to, documents that have legal status and timeframes.
Documents that have legal status include medical surveillance records, appointments, inspection registers, minutes of meetings, investigation reports and training records.
Explain the basic principles of the Act and the accompanying Regulations.
The concepts of civil liability and criminal liability are explained with examples.
Reasons for the existence of the Act are explained with reference to health, safety and good corporate governance.
The Act and Regulations are used to access information for different scenarios.
The responsibility of an organisation to ensure compliance within the generic framework of the Act is explained and an indication is given of the legal implications of non-compliance.
Explain the requirements for minimum compliance stipulated in the Act.
The structures required to facilitate application of the Act in an organisation are named and an indication is given of the appointments required to achieve compliance.
The duties of selected designated appointments are explained with reference to responsibilities and accountability.
The obligations of the employer to provide the means to comply with the Act are explained with reference to resources and financing.
Interpret the management controls required to achieve compliance.
A compliance plan is developed for an organisation or business unit.
A risk assessment is conducted and an indication is given of control measures required to contain the assessed risks in an organisation or business unit at an acceptable level.
A system to assess and review risk control measures is proposed for a specific organisation or business unit.
The use of documents and records in a management audit to support legal defense, compliance, and corporate governance is explained with reference to the evidence each document provides.
Explain the obligations of managers in terms of communication and training.
The obligations of management to communicate policies and procedures relating to OHSA are explained with examples.
The legal requirements in respect of training are explained for a specific workplace.
The duties of employees to comply with safety requirements and report health and safety risks or threats to themselves are explained and a process is proposed to ensure compliance.
Learners are capable of identifying and solving problems in which responses show that responsible decisions using critical and creative thinking have been made in proposing control measures to contain risks at an acceptable level.
Learners are capable of collecting, organising and critically evaluating information in assessing risk in relation to a plan for an organisation or business unit.
Learners are capable of communicating effectively explaining different requirements of the Act, producing a plan and accessing information in the Act and Regulations.
Learners are capable of seeing the world as a set of related systems identifying potential risks and proposing control measures.
This unit standard replaces unit standard 13951, "Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 (OHSA) (as amended) and the responsibilities of management in terms of the Act", Level 4, 4 credits.
Search words: OHSA, Occupational Health and Safety.


Mocktails (a.k.a. mock-cocktails) have all the fun and flavor of boozy beverages—but without the alcohol. Not only does that mean no hangover, but they also won't leave you dehydrated (and may actually help keep you hydrated). That means you'll have plenty of energy the next day for all the baking, shopping or socializing you have on your plate.
The problem is, not all mocktails are created equal and some can be full of hidden calories, sugars and salt. The secret is nixing super sweet fruit juices and using fresh fruits, vegetables, spices and herbs. On top of that, some mocktails can even have health-boosting properties if they're made with vitamin-packed ingredients like cranberries and ginger. Feeling thirsty? These three festive recipes will satisfy your craving for a holiday cocktail while doing your body good.
Combine vegetable juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, turmeric, celery salt and olive oil in a glass and mix well.
Pour mixture over ice cubes and gently stir.
Top each drink with cracked black pepper and garnish of your choice.
Pour the kombucha into four glasses.
Divide the cranberries and pear slices between the glasses and garnish each one with a rosemary sprig.
Bring water to a boil. Add the ginger to it and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Drain the ginger tea and chill the liquid in the refrigerator.
Mix tea with sparkling water, then pour over ice and garnish with the lemon wedge.
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Remember to write down your username and password and keep it in a safe place.
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In the background a moment happens. David's men say, "take the easy layup!" This moment MUST be from God! It makes sense doesn't it? There would be no struggle, no more loss of life, we will all walk out together with Saul's head and make our way to the palace.
Ever had a moment that seemed so easy that you rationalize…it must be from God? Hungry and find a $20 on the ground in the hall at church or a personal fault in a leader only need be exposed and you have the chance to take the place and lead "the right way." I've seen marriages fall apart, children deserted by a father/mother and friendships dissolved because the opportunity that was afforded was so sweet that it must be from God! It's too much money to pass up, a chance to be valued like you've always wanted, this chance could set you up for life and give those who depend on you stability like you never had…no need to consult God on this one, even a child could see this train coming.
This was the advice from David's men that day. It would be hard to argue in the moment, but David did. Saul, no matter how sinful, was the man leading God's people. David respected the Lord and therefore trusted God to deal with Saul. Can you imagine what would have taken place if David would have taken this "layup?" Friendship with Jonathon…ruined. The enemies of God's people…laughing at the ridulous ending of Israel's first king. David with grandchildren sitting on his lap, saying let me tell you the story of how I became king…cowardly. Praise God David was not so self centered to simply jump on this once and a lifetime opportunity.
In verse 15 he says rightly…"Let the Lord decide." The Lord did decide and David became a great king who's story pointed the people of Israel to the coming Messiah.
Today, before you jump on a can't miss, once in a lifetime opportunity. Take moment, don't assume it is God's will simply because God laid it before you. Seek the Lord's perspective and His clarification on the moment. It may just save you from the fallout of seizing the wrong opportunity.


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US in WW2
How many US soldiers died in World War 1How many men died in World War 11?
World War 1: estimates are 52,000 World War 2: estimates are 262,000
How many soldiers died in World War 1 and two?
In World War I about 9.7 million soldiers died. In World War II about 24 million soldiers died.
How many American soldiers died in ww1?
110,000 soldiers died in World War 1.
How many Axis soldiers died in World War 2?
6,310,000 axis soldiers died in World War II
How many Finland soldiers died in World War 2?
95,000 Finland Soldiers died during World War 2.
How many uk soldiers died in the first and second world war?
In the First World War, about 703,000 UK soldiers died. About 383,000 died in the Second World War.
How many Scottish soldiers died in World War 2?
Over 50,000 Scottish soldiers had died during World War 2.
How many Asian soldiers died in World War I and World War 2?
Over one million Asian soldiers died in World War 1.
Was there anything for 18 year olds at the 1st world war?
Many 18 year olds, fought and died in World War I. Some soldiers were even younger.Many 18 year olds, fought and died in World War I. Some soldiers were even younger.Many 18 year olds, fought and died in World War I. Some soldiers were even younger.Many 18 year olds, fought and died in World War I. Some soldiers were even younger.Many 18 year olds, fought and died in World War I. Some soldiers were even younger.Many 18 year olds, fought and died in World War I. Some soldiers were even younger.Many 18 year olds, fought and died in World War I. Some soldiers were even younger.Many 18 year olds, fought and died in World War I. Some soldiers were even younger.Many 18 year olds, fought and died in World War I. Some soldiers were even younger.Many 18 year olds, fought and died in World War I. Some soldiers were even younger.Many 18 year olds, fought and died in World War I. Some soldiers were even younger.
How many people from Britain died in World War 1?
1,784,937 soldiers died, 1,947,734 soldiers injured
How many soldiers died from chlorine gas in World War 1?
91,198 soldiers died from gas attacks.
How many Great Britain Soldiers died in World War 2?
400,000 british soldiers died in ww2
How many soldiers died in World War I?
Approximately 9,911,000.
How many Australians died in World War I?
About 61,928 Australian soldiers died during World War I.
How many soilder died in world war 1?
million and millions of soldiers died
How many German soldiers died during World War 1?
It is estimated that approximately 1 million and 700,000 German soldiers died during World War I. About 8.7 million Russian soldiers died during this war.
How many American have died in combat since world war 1?
How many American soldiers died in world war one? i have no clue says the combat ministrator How many American soldiers died in world war one? i have no clue says the combat ministrator
How many Australian soldiers fought in World War 1?
300,000 soldiers fought in world war one,62,000 died leaving 228,000 soldiers
How many soldiers died and injured in World War 1?
no budy knows how many died but there was a lot that died in that war
How many French soldiers died in World War 2?
During World War 2, France lost 122,000 soldiers and including 470,000 citizen died.
How many France soldiers died in World War 1?
5.7 million French soldiers total.
How many soldiers did France have in world war 1?
They sent 8,000,000 soldiers in WWI, and 1,500,000 of them died.
How many enemy soldiers died in world war 11?
there was NO world war 11.
How many Navy soldiers died in World War 1?
they do not know how many Navy people died in the war
How many people died for the US during World War 2?
about 150,000 soldiers died.
How many solider died in world war 1?
It is estimated that 9.7 million soldiers died as a result of World War I.
World War 1World War 2History, Politics & SocietyWW1 Allied Forces

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Q: Define Function to Remove Outliers I created a function to remove outliers data like this:
def remove_outliers(data):
    numerics = ['int16', 'int32', 'int64', 'float16', 'float32', 'float64']
    data = data.select_dtypes(include=numerics)

    for i in data.columns:
        Q1 = data[i].quantile(0.25)
        Q3 = data[i].quantile(0.75)
        IQR = Q3 - Q1

        data = data[~((data[i] < (Q1 - 1.5 * IQR)) | (data[i] > (Q3 + 1.5 * IQR)))]

But when I check using the boxplot the outliers are still not deleted. What's wrong with the code?

A: You need to return the dataset within the function itself. For example:
def remove_outliers(data):
    numerics = ['int16', 'int32', 'int64', 'float16', 'float32', 'float64']
    data = data.select_dtypes(include=numerics)

    for i in data.columns:
        Q1 = data[i].quantile(0.25)
        Q3 = data[i].quantile(0.75)
        IQR = Q3 - Q1

        data = data[~((data[i] < (Q1 - 1.5 * IQR)) | (data[i] > (Q3 + 1.5 * IQR)))]

    return data

You haven't provided code to how you are applying this function to get a box-plot, but I hope this helps!

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