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| What is Protect My Work? |
| Protect My Work has been developed in order to enable individuals and organisations to protect their work from being unlawfully used. By registering your work with us, it will act as a deterrent to others who may be tempted to use your work without permission. |
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| How much does it cost? |
£25 per year subscription fee.
A £1 token is required for each piece of work submitted thereafter.
Note: Total size of files must be less than 20MB |
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| How do I submit my work? |
| By Email: |
Email your work to protect@protectmywork.com.
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| By Uploading: |
You can also submit your work by logging into the website and uploading onto our secure server from the ‘Upload New Work’ page.
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| Should I submit only my final piece of work or all connected material? |
| It is to your benefit to upload all connected material, not just the final version of your work. (ie, previous designs, documents outlining an idea etc.). This can be very useful evidence should you have to prove you are the author. |
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| Does ProtectMyWork.com use SSL (Secure Socket Layer)? |
Yes, we use 128 bit SSL data encryption for all
data uploaded to our database . See our SSL certificate
below:
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| How do I pay? |
Payment is made using Paypal.
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| How will my clients know my work is protected? |
| 1. By adding the logo below to your work: |
Right click on the image and selecting "Save Image As" or "Save Picture As":
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| 2. Or email the work to your client and 'Cc' us. |
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| How can I view work I have submitted to Protect My Work.com? |
| There are two ways to view protected work: Simply log
into your account and click on ‘My Protected Work’. |
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| Enter the unique username and password for that
protected work on the Search
Protected Work page. You will receive this
when you have confirmed registration of your work with us. |
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| Can a third party view my work online at Protect My Work.com? |
| Yes, only if the unique username and password is entered on the ‘Search Protected Work’ page. Only people with these details will be able to view that individual piece of work. |
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| Can I send a notice to my client stating that I have submitted my work to Protect My Work? |
| Yes. You can have a confirmation email sent to the client automatically once the work has been received by Protect My Work. Simply update this setting in your account details once you have logged in. |
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| What should I do if my work is stolen? |
| Approach the client and let them know that the work was registered with Protect My Work. If they refuse to stop using the work, you can threaten legal action using your submission to Protect My Work as evidence of ownership and copyright infringement. |
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| Can I do anything else to protect my work? |
Yes. You should always add the following text somewhere on your work:
© 2010 Your Name/Company Name. All Rights Reserved. |
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| Is there a size limit on the work I can email? |
| Yes. We have a 20 megabyte limit on work that is emailed or uploaded to us. If your work is more than 20 megabytes, try and compress your work (try using zip files). If your work is graphically based, compressing to Jpg’s can reduce the size significantly. |
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| How can I compress my sound files to an mp3? |
| There are many software programs on the Ineternet that will convert your sound files to mp3. Some are free like FreeRip which offers basic conversion to mp3, and there are other more sophisticated software programs available for a small fee, many of which can be found using Google. |
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| Does anyone at ProtectMyWork.com ever view my work? |
| No. Your files are submitted to us and remain confidential . No one at Protect My Work will open files unless asked to do so by you. |
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What is Protect My Work?