CopyGuard stamps any digital work onto Polygon with a court-admissible timestamp — 10 BZeUSD per work (+1 per extra MB over 10MB). CopyGuard and IPVault are both part of ebook.1bz.biz — one account covers protecting your work and monetizing it.
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Cost of proving you made it first
Traditional copyright and registration services were built for one big work, not 200 small ones. Here's what a year of protecting 180 works looks like on each option.
| Method | Per-work cost | Typical delay | Cost for 180 works |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Copyright Office e-file | $45–651 | 3–6 months | $8,100–11,700 |
| Attorney-prepared registration | $200–5002 | 1–4 weeks | $36,000–90,000 |
| Commercial photo/IP services | $150–3003 | days | $27,000–54,000 |
| CopyGuard | ~$2 (2 DZIT) | ~90 seconds | ~$360 |
1 US Copyright Office 2024 fee schedule. 2 Nolo legal services survey 2023. 3 PhotoShelter / Copyright Agent published rates.
Case study · representative scenario
Ravi is a freelance digital illustrator earning around $42K/year from client work and stock sites. Industry surveys (Authors Alliance, Copyright Alliance) estimate freelance visual creators lose 3–7 works a year to unauthorized reuse — each representing $500–2,500 in recoverable license value.
Ravi can't justify $45–65 per filing with the US Copyright Office for every sketch. Over 12 months he registered 180 works through CopyGuard for a total of ~$360 in DZIT.
When a US blog republished four of his pieces without license, his court-admissible Polygon certificates were enough for the blog's counsel to settle out of court: $2,800 in damages plus removal. Net result: $2,440 recovered on a $360 compliance spend.
Representative scenario illustrating typical outcomes. Actual results depend on enforcement, jurisdiction, and evidence quality. A CopyGuard certificate is timestamp evidence; it is not a substitute for legal counsel in contested disputes.
The definitive proof of ownership for human and AI-generated works.
Submit any digital work — text, code, images, audio. Get a unique content hash on Polygon.
Your ownership claim is broadcast across the blockchain for 30 days, creating an indisputable timeline.
Receive a court-ready certificate with TX hash, content hash, and timestamp proof.
Anyone can verify ownership by checking the content hash against the blockchain record.
Under the hood: CopyGuard registers your file's SHA-256 onto Polygon and broadcasts the claim for 30 days. Multiple independent 1BZ network operators mirror the evidence so no single node can rewrite history.
One account for reading, protecting, and monetizing your work — tap the button above.
Upload your file directly on the site. We hash your content and create a unique fingerprint.
Your ownership claim is broadcast daily to the Polygon blockchain for 30 consecutive days.
Download your court-ready certificate with all blockchain proof. Ready for IP disputes worldwide.
10 BZeUSD or USD, covers notice + publication + certificate. Pay with BZeUSD or card.
up to 10MB — +1 BZeUSD per extra MB
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Register new intellectual property
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Begin 30-day blockchain broadcast
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Download ownership certificate
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Verify any content hash on-chain
CopyGuard is the first step in the IP lifecycle. Protect, then monetize.
Every second your IP is unprotected is a second someone else could claim it.
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