Register every photo in seconds. Upload your photos. Dacr analyzes, fingerprints, and registers them on the official record. Instantly.
Copyright registration for your photography
Register every photo. Defend against unauthorized use. Prove ownership in court. Dacr is the modern copyright system for photographers, agencies, and studios.
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2 potential infringements found
- Owners
- Scott Merritt
- Authors
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- Registrant
- Scott Merritt
- File
- IMG_4792.jpg
- Dacr Timestamp
Genetic File Markers
Explicit
No
Color
sRGB IEC61966-2.1
Alpha
No
Dimensions
1889 × 5184
IMG_4792.jpg
- Wedding
- Portraits
- Headshots
- Stock photos
- Photos
- Editorial
- Fashion
- Advertising
- Product
- Food
- Real estate
- Architecture
- Travel
- Landscape
- Sports
- Photojournalism
- Documentary
- Street
- Fine art
- Black and white
- Drone
- Aerial
- Photo books
100+ countries
with registered works on Dacr
30 seconds
average time to register a photo
The official copyright system for photography. Built for creators, recognized by governments.
Official copyright registration in select countries.
Official copyright registration in select countries.
In partner countries, your photos are recorded on the official national copyright registry. Everywhere else, your registration is enforceable through global copyright treaties.
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More royalties. Stronger enforcement. For photographers, agencies, and studios.
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Maximize royalty collection. Creators and rightsholders earn more, domestically and internationally.
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Real legal enforcement. Strong legal remedies against infringement, enforceable in court, backed by official national registration.
Manage ownership and contributors. Define ownership and credit every contributor.
Custody & privacy-
Add and manage multiple owners. Ownership is recorded on your registration and carries legal weight in disputes between photographers, agencies, publishers, and clients.
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Attribute every contributor on the work. Photographers, assistants, retouchers, stylists, and producers, credited on the registration and distinct from those who own it. Critical in collaborations.
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Share a registration link, not your work. Pitch your photography to clients, agencies, and publishers with a public link that proves ownership, without exposing the file itself.
Indisputable record of validity. Your photography is anchored to the Dacr Network and blockchain. Unalterable and undeletable by anyone.
Dacr infrastructureEvery registration is processed by Dacr AI, recorded on the Dacr Network, anchored to blockchain, and protected by DIIS. The complete system, in one registration.
Dacr fits every creative workflow. Built for the way you work.
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Frequently asked questions
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What is Dacr?
Dacr is the modern copyright registration system for original creative work. In partner countries, Dacr is designated as the national copyright registration through framework agreements with governments.
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What can I register?
Any original creative work. Music, writing, film, photography, illustrations, design, code, and more. If it's an original work fixed in tangible form, it can be registered.
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How is Dacr different from just having copyright?
Copyright exists automatically when you create original work, but proving ownership, creation date, and authorship requires evidence. Dacr creates that evidence: a permanent, unalterable record of your work.
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Can I register a photo with multiple contributors?
Yes. Add multiple owners and attribute every contributor on the registration record. Photographers, assistants, retouchers, stylists, producers, and any role that shaped the work. Ownership and authorship are recorded distinctly, both with legal weight.
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What if my photos are used without permission, or scraped to train AI?
Dacr AI continuously monitors for unauthorized use of your photography, including AI-generated copies and unauthorized commercial use. When a potential match is detected, DIIS produces a court-ready forensic report comparing your registration to the suspect work. Usable for takedowns, platform enforcement, counsel, and legal action.
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Does Dacr work with stock platforms and licensing agencies?
Yes. Dacr provides verified registration data that stock platforms, licensing agencies, and commercial buyers can use to identify your work and attribute revenue accurately. Your fingerprint identifies your photography across distribution and commercial systems.
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Can I register entire photo collections or photo books?
Yes. Dacr registers any original photographic work. Single photos, photo series, collections, books, prints, and editorial work. Each registration is independently protected, and collections can be registered as a unified body of work.
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Is my Dacr registration legally valid?
Yes, worldwide. In partner countries, Dacr is the official national copyright registration. In other countries, Dacr registrations carry foreign-registration status under Berne and TRIPS. These international treaties require member countries to recognize foreign registrations without discrimination.
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Can my Dacr registration be used in court?
Yes. In partner countries, Dacr is the national registration with full legal standing. In other countries, Dacr registrations are enforceable under Berne and TRIPS. Courts cannot discriminate against foreign works or their official registrations.
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Do I still need to register with my country's copyright office?
In partner countries, Dacr is the national copyright registration. No additional registration needed. In other jurisdictions, local registration may offer specific additional benefits (these vary by country). Dacr provides a permanent, enforceable registration worldwide; local registration can complement it.
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How long does my registration last?
Permanently. Registered work is stored on the Dacr Network and blockchain indefinitely. Unalterable and undeletable.
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Can I keep my registration private?
Yes. You choose what's public and what's private. Custody and privacy controls are built into every registration.