Copyright
theft is now hitting an estimated $40,000 every second. That’s about
$1.25 trillion a year (CNN Report.) In a 2011 study commissioned by
broadcasting giant NBC, it has been revealed that "An estimated 23.8% of
all Internet traffic… infringes copyright.”
http://www.ipCOip.com probably couldn’t have picked a better time to
launch its online, ‘one click’ copyrighting system. Users can register
free of charge and establish, again free, the copyright of any work of
their choosing, using the patent-pending, ipCOip™ Copyright over
Internet Protocol. (CoIP™)
The work to be copyrighted, whether a song or music, in simple text as a
book, or a photograph or design as an image file, is sent to the
company’s secure server near Zurich, in Switzerland. The CoIP™ system
assigns a unique verification code to the work and instantly sends an
ipCOip™ ‘Certificate of Copyright’ back to the user by secure email. But
why Switzerland?
Founder and CEO of ipCOip™, Scotsman Norm MacLeod says, “The ‘home’ if
you like, of the law on copyright, is the city of Berne, where The Berne
Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works was first
established. Nowadays, 164 countries have signed the agreement, so when
you establish your copyright in just one, it’s automatically copyright
in the other 163 nations. With copyright infringement at today’s levels,
it makes sense to register and record worldwide copyright in the
country where new changes to copyright law are enacted.”
Using any Internet-connected device, from a home PC to a smartphone,
users can upload their copyright material to their own
password-protected, ‘Copyright Suite’. From there, with a click on the
aptly-named ‘CopyRight Now’ button, their work is registered in their
‘Copyright Vault’ in Switzerland and the exact second of copyright is
recorded.
Not only is the copyright confirmed in writing to the user, the company
provides a valuable ‘Third Party Witness’ statement in the event of
infringement. “The user has access to a ‘Cease and Desist’ facility, so
that people or companies infringing upon copyright can be formally
informed of the infraction,” says MacLeod. “Sometimes people ‘lift’ a
picture from an Internet page, not knowing they’re breaking the law, and
could be fined thousands of dollars, pounds, euros or whatever. Our
users can let them know, in no uncertain terms, that if they continue,
they will end up in court.”
And if that happens? “We provide a legally-certified affidavit that
shows the copyright was registered with us on the date claimed. We can
also provide certified tracking of the event – a ‘virtual paper trail’
if you like, that is extremely strong evidence of copyright.”
In today’s security-conscious world, there is another, slightly more
cloak-and-dagger reason for Switzerland as the nation of choice. And
that was sparked by the passing into law of the controversial ‘USA
Patriot Act’ following the 9/11 attacks. “In the copyright world,
confidentiality is very important,” MacLeod continues. “Many countries
have now passed laws that, while increasing their citizens’ safety, by
their very nature have become intrusive on personal security. The USA
Patriot Act, for example, provides American Government agencies like the
FBI and CIA with broad powers to access American citizens’ bank
accounts, Internet sites, email accounts and so on.
“Switzerland has the strongest data protection in the world, and is 100%
neutral. The Swiss dance to nobody’s tune. Neither the USA Patriot Act
nor any other country’s laws can force the Swiss to give up details - or
more importantly, from a copyright point of view, allow recorded data
to be altered. Switzerland is simply the logical choice for creators of
copyright material.”
While registration and initial use of the ipCOip.com™ is free, MacLeod
refutes a wholly altruistic business philosophy. “Our philosophy is ‘No
Hard Sell’ – try it free, if you don’t like it, you don’t pay. You still
retain your worldwide copyright with our compliments. The accountants
hate it! And of course, if you want to store encrypted data cheaply,
then Switzerland is not the place. But even so, our services start at
$29.95 so we can cater for the private individual, wanting to protect
just a family photo or a song. There are professional, corporate and
governmental levels too. But in every case, users can try the system out
free. Simple as that.”
ipCOip’s™ Copyright Suite ‘packages’ range in price from $29.95 to
$500+. All pricing is in US dollars for convenience. For more details
and free use, see www.ipCOip.com.
