UMW Protect is an advanced white-label service designed for creators, artists, record labels, producers, developers, and businesses. Our technology allows you to generate an immutable timestamp and authorship record to help protect your creative works, intellectual property assets, and confidential information. Using blockchain technology, we transform your files into verifiable digital evidence, creating a permanent record of their existence, integrity, and registration.
What do you get with each registration?
Every time you protect a work with UMW Protect, the system generates a Complete Digital Certificate that includes:
How does file verification work?
The platform includes a File Validator that allows anyone to verify the authenticity and integrity of a registered work. To verify a work, you only need the public certificate link and the original file. The system calculates the file's current hash and compares it with the hash recorded on the blockchain. If both hashes match, it confirms that the file has not been altered since it was registered.
File Privacy & Blockchain Disclosure
The original creative file is not published as part of the public certificate or blockchain record. UMW Protect generates a cryptographic file identifier used to verify file integrity. Certain registration information, including the work title, file identifier, timestamp and participant information selected for registration, may form part of the certificate or blockchain record. Before submission, users should be informed which information will be publicly accessible or recorded on an immutable or decentralized ledger.
YWhat can you protect with UMW Protect?
UMW Protect supports a wide range of file formats across music, text, software, design, and business. You can create authorship and existence records for:
Answers about blockchain registration, digital evidence, authorship records, and file protection.
This service is designed to create a dated digital record connected to your work and authorship information, helping strengthen your evidence trail around creation and ownership claims.
You can present the service as suitable for music files, lyrics, compositions, audiovisual materials, and selected creative works, provided the submitted material is stable, identifiable, and clearly attributable.
The File Unique ID with the information of the participants and the title of the work is stored and archived with a time stamp * in a large decentralized and immutable computer network called Blockchain.
For your privacy, UMW Recordings, Inc does not store the file you used to generate the FUID. Without the original file used for registration you will not be able to prove your authorship later, so we recommend the following:
1) Save it to a hardware storage.
2) Save it to at least 2 clouds, for example: OneDrive, Mega, Google Drive or any cloud of your choice.
Timestamp
A temporary stamp, also known as a timestamp, is a sequence of characters that denote the time and date (or one of them) in which a certain event occurred.
This information is usually presented in a consistent format, allowing for easy comparison between two different records and tracking of progress over time; the practice of recording timestamps consistently across current data is called timestamping.
Flags are generally used in event tracking; each event is assigned a timestamp.
The most important legal reference to copyright is contained in article 27.2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948.
This establishes:
Every person has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests that correspond to him by reason of the scientific, literary or artistic productions of which he is the author.
However, the principles on which international copyright protection is based are much older. These were first established in the Berne Convention of 1886, which still forms the cornerstone of a comprehensive framework of international law today.
The Bern Convention
Under the auspices of UNESCO, this convention was created to establish a system of copyright protection for all nations of the world, capable of guaranteeing respect for the rights of the individual and promoting the development of literature, science and the arts.Its best known result is the famous symbol ©, which means that a work is protected in its country and therefore in all countries that have signed the Copyright Convention. In addition, this convention establishes the rules for effective and adequate protection of copyright, such as the basic rights that guarantee the economic interests of authors and the conditions of protection.The full text of the convention is available on the UNESCO website in three languages.
The Bern Convention
UMW Protect is valid worldwide. It is currently signed by 163 countries under the Berne Convention, guaranteeing the protection of your intellectual property.
Rome Convention
The Rome Convention extended copyright protection to neighboring rights: performers enjoy rights to their performances, phonogram producers to their recordings, and radio and television organizations to their programmes.The protection provided by this convention varies depending on whether it is provided to performers or producers of phonograms and broadcasting organizations. For the former, protection includes the possibility of preventing certain uses of their performances without their prior consent and subject to certain conditions, while the latter benefit from the exclusive right to authorize or prohibit.The Beijing Treaty
TRIPS AgreementIn
order to harmonize international trade hand in hand with adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights, the agreement on the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights was created to guarantee standards and adequate principles regarding the availability, extent and use of trade-related intellectual property rights.
The agreement also establishes the means to enforce such rights.You can consult a summary of the TRIPS agreements on the website of the World Trade Organization.
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty (WCT)The WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) were developed in 1996 in order to adapt the protection of authors' rights to the challenges posed by the emergence of the digital world..
The WCT, intended to usher copyright law into the digital age, entered into force on March 6, 2002. The WPPT, relating to performances and phonograms, entered into force on May 20, 2002.
The"File Unique Identifier" (FUID) is an irreversible code * and represents each of your digital files. Even if they slightly modify the digital file, the FUID changes completely.
All creations have a right, because they exist (and because they are creative). They are the works of the mind, creativity, even if sometimes they are more concrete (a model, a sculpture, a post card, a piece of music...). That is intellectual property. Everything points to that first right.
Literary
Novels - Poems - Short stories - Essays - Song Lyrics - Press Articles - Patron - Theses - Editorials - Pseudonym - Report - Slogan - Course Support - Translation - Baseline.
Entertainment artist
Script – Plot – Play – Show Title – Set – Choreography – Scenic movement.
Scientific
Documentation - Formulations - Plans - Patents - Inventions - Publications - Works - Thesis - Analysis - Demonstrations.
Musician
Scores – Soundtracks – Audio Files – Arrangements – Songs – Sound Banks – Compositions – Chords – Chains –Melody – Samples – Tablature.
Computer technicians
Scripts – Algorithms – Database – Programs – Software – Program Package – Mathematical Formulas – Developments – System Plan.
Web developers
Websites – Web Pages – Database – Images – Logos – Graphics – Forum – Blog – Scripts – Corporate Identity – Content – Architecture – Design – Images – Banner – Campaigns – Games and Contests – Keywords – Registration – Optimization – Texts – Articles – Editorials.
Designers and photographers
Photographs – 2D, 3D numerical images – Comics drawings – Painting – Illustrations – Story Boards – Logos – Architectural and landscape plans – Models – Video games.
Marketing
Strategic plans - Story board.
Audiovisual
Video games – Presentations – Mobile Sounds – Films – Short films – Video clips – Soundtracks – Cinema – Cd-Rom- DVD – Animations.
Business
Reports – Brands – Strategies – Presentations – Brochures – Marketing Plans – Administrative Documents – Accounting Documents.
Private and Patrimonial Law
Signed acts – Contracts – Acknowledgment of debt – Wills – Legacy – Letters – Correspondences.
UMW Protect records can be accessed and technically verified internationally. Their evidentiary effect, admissibility and legal weight depend on the applicable law, authority and circumstances of each matter.
The blockchain record is designed for long-term verification. Copyright duration is determined separately by the applicable law and may vary by jurisdiction, type of work and other legal factors.
Country
AFGHANISTAN
ALBANIA
ALGERIA
AMERICAN SAMOA
ANDORRA
ANGOLA
ANTARCTICA
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
ARGENTINA
ARMENIA
ARUBA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
AZERBAIJAN
BAHAMAS
BAHRAIN
BANGLADESH
BARBADOS
BELARUS
BELGIUM
BELIZEBENIN
BERMUDA
BHUTAN
BOLIVIA
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
BOTSWANABOUVET
ISLAND
BRAZIL
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BULGARIA
BURKINA FASO
BURUNDI
CAMBODIA
CAMEROON
CANADA
CAPE VERDE
CAYMAN ISLANDS
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
CHAD
CHILE
CHINA
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
COLOMBIA
COMOROS
CONGO
CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CD
COOK ISLANDS
COSTA RICA
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
CROATIA
CUBA
CYPRUSCZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
DJIBOUTI
DOMINICADOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ECUADOR
EGYPTEL
SALVADOR
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
ERITREA
ESTONIA
ETHIOPIA
FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)
FAROE ISLANDS
FIJI
FINLAND
FRANCE
FRENCH GUIANA
FRENCH POLYNESIA
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES
GABON
GAMBIA
GEORGIA
GERMANY
GHANA
GIBRALTAR
GREECE
GREENLAND
GRENADA
GUADELOUPE
GUAM
GUATEMALA
GUINEA
GUINEA-BISSAU
GUYANA
HAITI
HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD
ISLANDS
HONDURAS
HONG KONG
HUNGARY
ICELAND
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
IRAQ
IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAMAICA
JAPAN
JORDAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KENYA
KIRIBATI
KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
KUWAITKYRGYZSTAN
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
LATVIA
LEBANON
LESOTHO
LIBERIA
LIBYA, STATE OF
LIECHTENSTEIN
LITHUANIA
LUXEMBOURG
MACAO
MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI
MALAYSIA
MALDIVES
MALI
MALTA
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MARTINIQUE
MAURITANIA
MAURITIUS
MAYOTTE
MEXICO
MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF
MONACO
MONGOLIA
MONTENEGRO
MONTSERRAT
MOROCCO
MOZAMBIQUE
MYANMAR
NAMIBIA
NAURU NR
NEPAL, FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
NETHERLANDS
NETHERLANDS ANTILLESNEW CALEDONIA
NEW ZEALAND
NICARAGUA
NIGER
NIGERIA
NIUE
NORFOLK ISLAND
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
NORWAY
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PALAUPALESTINE, STATE OF
PANAMA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PARAGUAY
PERU
PHILIPPINES
PITCAIRN
POLAND
PORTUGAL
PUERTO RICO
QATAR
RÉUNION
ROMANIA
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RWANDA
SAINT HELENA
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
SAINT LUCIA
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
SAMOA
SAN MARINO
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
SAUDI ARABIA
SENEGAL
SERBIA
SEYCHELLES
SIERRA LEONE
SINGAPORE
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
SOLOMON ISLANDS
SOMALIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
SOUTH SUDAN
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SUDAN
SURINAME
SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN
SWAZILAND
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
TAIWAN
TAJIKISTAN
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF
THAILAND
TIMOR-LESTE
TOGO
TOKELAU
TONGA
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TUNISIA
TURKEY
TURKMENISTAN
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
TUVALU
UGANDA
UKRAINE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS
URUGUAY
UZBEKISTAN
VANUATU
VENEZUELA
VIET NAM
VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH
VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.
WALLIS AND FUTUNA
WESTERN SAHARA
YEMEN
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
Copyright protection is governed by applicable national and international law. The Berne Convention establishes minimum principles of copyright protection among its contracting parties, including protection without mandatory registration formalities. UMW Protect does not create copyright by itself or replace any official registration that may be available or required for specific remedies in a particular jurisdiction. Its purpose is to create a verifiable technical evidence record that may support documentation of file existence, integrity and submitted authorship information.
It is a process used to create a timestamped digital record connected to a work and its authorship-related data.
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