Professions
Protect a logo, an illustration or a photo
You show your work to sell it. Timestamp every concept before you present it, and get support if it is used without you.
Showing your work means exposing it
A logo concept goes to a client pitch. Pages go to a publisher. A photo series circulates on a portfolio or on social media. Once shown, an image can be copied in one click.
Your original creations are protected by copyright from the moment you create them. To enforce it, you need to prove that you are the author, and since when. Ipocamp gives you that proof, and legal support to enforce it.
An example
The day your rejected concept becomes their logo
What happens
Picture a graphic designer. In February, he presents three logo concepts to a client, who picks none of them. In September, one of them, barely changed, appears on the client's storefront.
Without dated proof
He has his files, but their dates are easy to change. The client claims it designed the logo in-house. He has to prove on his own that he is the author, and pay for the proceedings himself.
With Ipocamp
His three concepts were deposited before the pitch. Their date is recorded in a public ledger that no one can rewrite. He calls the legal experts of his legal protection, who first seek an agreement.
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With Ipocamp
From concept to defense
February
He deposits before presenting
The three concepts, as source files and as a presentation PDF. Each file gets its own timestamp, with his name as the author.
September
He calls a legal expert
Covéa Protection Juridique's legal experts answer by phone. He quickly learns whether the situation is a dispute and how to report it.
Assessment
The case is qualified
The preliminary assessment sets out what is protected, who owns it and what each deposit proves.
Conciliation
An agreement first
The legal experts seek an amicable solution: a paid transfer of rights, a regularization or a removal. Many cases are settled at this stage.
Proceedings
A lawyer if needed
If proceedings become necessary, his defense costs are covered up to €5,000 per dispute on the Individual plan. His proof becomes the key piece of evidence.
Depending on your profession
Graphic designers
Deposit each concept before a pitch, then the delivered version. Concepts that were not chosen remain your creation, and their date shows it.
Illustrators and comic artists
Timestamp sketches, characters and pages, then the exact package sent to a publisher.
Photographers
The dates stored in a photo file are easy to change. Deposit the raw (RAW) files of a series, then your selection before a publication or a competition.
Moments to timestamp
All file formats are accepted. Up to 2 GB per deposit without an account, unlimited with a subscription.
→Research and sketches, at every stage.
→Source files: Illustrator, Photoshop, Figma, Procreate, RAW files.
→Before each pitch or send: the exact version shown.
→The delivered or published version.
→For an image made with generative AI: your sketches, your prompts and your edits.
Frequently asked questions
How do I protect a logo I created?
An original logo is protected by copyright from the moment you create it. Deposit it on Ipocamp before presenting it to date your work. To use it as a brand sign, your client can then register it as a trademark, once your rights have been transferred.
How do I prove a photo is mine?
Deposit the raw files and your selections right after the shoot. Each deposit dates the file and keeps the author you chose. A complete, dated series of raw files shows where the image comes from.
What if I use generative AI?
Timestamp the steps where your contribution shows: sketches, prompts, selections, edits. Our guide on creating with generative AI explains how to show your human contribution.
Do ADAGP or SAIF protect my work?
These French authors' societies manage and distribute your royalties when your work is used. Ipocamp dates your work and supports you in a dispute. The two complement each other.
When does the legal protection apply?
After a three-month waiting period, for a creation timestamped by Ipocamp, if your subscription has stayed active without interruption since that timestamp. So subscribe before you share your work. The exact terms are in the Covéa information notice.