MyCopyright is a service that allows you to mark a file with a digital seal and a timestamp and deposit it with ProLitteris.

You create evidence that allows you to prove later that a specific file existed at a specific point in time.

The procedure comprises:

• encryption
• a timestamp
• a deposit for the original file

Proof is provided by a certificate that can be produced at any time. Together with your deposited file, this provides evidence that attests to the identity and temporal existence of an idea, a work, or a file.

The principle is similar to a sealed document that is deposited with a bank or a notary’s office. ProLitteris, together with a technical partner, is responsible for the digital sealing and safekeeping.

You can secure almost any electronic files, regardless of whether they are protected by copyright or not.

The MyCopyright service is operated and further developed by ProLitteris together with its partner Swiss Trust Layer.

Ideas, drafts, and data are created before a work is published.

At this early stage, the question often arises: "How can I later prove that my idea was created today, that it is authentic and unaltered, and that it was documented by me?"

With this service, ProLitteris is, for the first time, not only dealing with copyrights, but also with the question of how they can be proven.

The technology developed in the Canton of Schwyz by the company Swiss Trust Layer makes securing evidence possible. Files (texts, images, sketches, concepts, and other documents) can be deposited securely with ProLitteris.

When uploading, a cryptographic hash of the file is generated and provided with an encrypted timestamp. Swisscom stores the hash based on statutory requirements. 

The client can produce a certificate at any time that proves the existence, time, origin, and integrity of the file.

The deposit for works and drafts functions as a digital safeguarding system for your files. You can assign a timestamp and encryption to works, drafts, or ideas and deposit them with ProLitteris.

The deposit is supplemented with specific declarations by the person who deposits the file.

The process is simple:

• You upload your file in the MyCopyright service.
• The file is digitally sealed and assigned a timestamp.
• ProLitteris securely stores the file in the deposit.

This creates reliable evidence. You can later prove that a specific file existed at a specific point in time and is attributed to you.

Use of the service is voluntary and independent of the management of your rights or the payment of royalties.

Important for you: MyCopyright serves to provide evidence under copyright law and supports you in legally protecting your creative work.

You can present the certificate together with the original file at any time. It serves as proof that your file existed at a certain point in time and is attributed to you. With MyCopyright, you improve the possibility of presenting evidence in copyright law.

Important: The service is not a requirement for copyright protection or for participating in the distributions of ProLitteris.