Copyright & DMCA Policy

All original literary works, manuscripts, images, and content uploaded by users remain the exclusive intellectual property of their respective creators. Scriptorium.works claims no ownership over user-uploaded content.

Under the Berne Convention (in force in 179 countries), copyright protection arises automatically at the moment of creation and fixation of a work — no registration is required. Uploading your work to Scriptorium.works does not affect your copyright. You remain the sole owner.

When you use /protect: a SHA-256 cryptographic hash is generated from your file; the hash and a UTC timestamp are recorded in our database; the hash is submitted to a public blockchain timestamping protocol (Bitcoin); a certificate with a unique ID (SW-XXXX-YYYY-XXXX) is issued.

What the certificate legally establishes: that a document with a specific hash existed at or before the recorded timestamp; that the submitter declared themselves as the author; corroborating evidence of priority.

What it does NOT establish: it is not a copyright registration; it does not grant US statutory damages eligibility; it does not prove you are the original creator; it does not create a public ownership record.

Compute the SHA-256 hash of your original file and compare it to the hash on the certificate. To verify the Bitcoin blockchain anchor, use the public verification tools provided alongside the receipt in your certificate. This verification is completely independent of Scriptorium.works.

US Copyright Office: copyright.gov/registration — $45/work online. Required for US statutory damages ($750–$150,000 per infringement).

ORDA (Romania): Oficiul Român pentru Drepturile de Autor — optional deposit for Romanian works.

EU: No mandatory EU-wide copyright registration system exists.

Submit a written notice to [email protected] including: your contact information; a description of the copyrighted work; specific URLs of the infringing content; a good-faith statement that the use is not authorized; a statement under penalty of perjury that you are the rights owner; your signature.

Upon receipt of a valid notice, we will promptly remove or disable access to the content and notify the uploader.

If your content was removed and you believe it was in error, submit a counter-notification to [email protected]. If valid, we will restore the content within 10–14 business days unless the complainant files a lawsuit.

We will terminate the accounts of users who receive two valid, uncontested DMCA takedown notices within a 12-month period.

Submitting another person's work as your own is a serious violation of our Terms regardless of copyright status. Confirmed plagiarism results in immediate content removal, permanent account ban, and forfeiture of pending payouts.

Human-authored with AI assistance: permitted with disclosure. Fully AI-generated: permitted in designated categories only, must be labeled. Undisclosed AI content: grounds for immediate removal and account suspension.

Under current copyright law in most jurisdictions, works created entirely by AI without meaningful human authorship are not eligible for copyright protection.

DMCA / copyright notices: [email protected] | General IP questions: [email protected]