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How?
Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.
Add link and screenshots
The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.
someone stole my design
Show which design you kept before sharing.
Someone stole my design — Show which design you kept before sharing. Export meaningful versions of the design files and keep the sending record separately.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
EXAMPLE
Design work before sharing
1 Nov 2026
Authority time: 14:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
✓ Dated◆ Permanent
Now keep it safe: three things
- Keep your photos and files unedited. The receipt only matches the originals. Put them in an album such as “My records”.
- Save this receipt to your camera roll.
Keep the receipt file too. The image is a handy copy; checking needs the file.
- Email it to yourself.Email it to myself
Your mail app opens a draft. Attach your receipt image and receipt file. Don’t attach your photos or documents. Timevolt does not send it or know whether it was sent.
Your record, one step at a time.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
Local preview: files are fingerprinted here. Notes and progress stay in this browser. Keep downloaded copies; browser storage is not a backup.
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How?
Record the date, time, place and who you spoke to. New notes are saved separately rather than editing an old note.
How to keep notes that hold upWrite it down
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
How to keep notes that hold up
Write notes as soon as you can. Keep the original account rather than replacing it later; the venue decides what weight it gets.
- Write it down straight away, on paper or in the box on a step.
- Put the date, time and place at the top, and who you spoke to.
- Use their words where you can; separate what you saw from what you were told.
- Sign or initial a paper note, photograph it and add the photo.
- Never edit an old note. Add a new dated entry when something changes. A device save time is not independent time evidence or proof of event order.
Design work before sharing
Design work before sharing
01 · Keep the exact files
Export meaningful versions of the design files and keep the sending record separately.
Records to keep: Design files
Design work before sharing
02 · Date the file’s code
Your device fingerprints the selected file or manifest. Dated follows an independent timestamp; Permanent follows Bitcoin anchoring.
An independent time, tied to the exact bytes.
Design work before sharing
03 · Keep the evidence
Keep the exact files, project history and the agreement governing the work.
Keep the originals too. A changed or compressed copy has a different fingerprint.
Try a file. It stays here.
Make a test receipt on this device.
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
or drop a file here
Real cases: why dated versions matter.
Real cases where dated records mattered. We don’t claim a time receipt would have changed the result.
US · 2001
Keep proof of designs sent in pitches
A designer said a team copied a logo faxed before its launch, but the team denied getting it. The jury found for the designer. The appeal court kept the win, though one judge found the copying proof too weak.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›US · 2010
Keep design dates clear when changing jobs
A jury found doll sketches and a model were made while their creator still worked for a toy firm. The appeal court found the job deal had been read wrongly. It removed key orders and sent ownership back to a jury with the right instructions.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›Related cases
What courts, schemes and regulators say.
Positions below refer to the cited rule or record type, not endorsement of Timevolt. This service is not represented as an eIDAS qualified timestamp provider. A non-qualified timestamp does not receive the qualified timestamp presumption.
US Copyright Office
Copyright Office FAQ: a work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form.
Re-check wording on automatic protection on fixation and registration benefits before quoting.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
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Related workflows.
Proves / Doesn’t prove
Proves
A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.
Doesn’t prove
It does not prove you made the designs, that they are original, who owns the copyright, or who would win a dispute.
This cannot establish originality, authorship, ownership or who wins a copying dispute.
These are the bounds of a completed proof. The local tester does not establish any time. The chosen court, scheme or regulator decides what to accept.
Questions, answered plainly.
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking. Privacy Policy.
Do I need proof of creation date if copyright is automatic?
Copyright usually arises when work is fixed, but in a dispute you still need evidence of when. A dated record helps show timing; it is not registration.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerDo my files get uploaded?
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking.
Does a time receipt prove I designed it?
A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.
Is mailing myself a copy enough?
It is a common folk workaround, and designers on forums doubt courts would give it weight. An independent timestamp is easier to check.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerCan I sue over a stolen design with just a time receipt?
In the US you generally must register the copyright first. A time receipt supports your timeline but does not replace registration.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhat if I change the file after getting a receipt?
Keep each original version and its complete receipt together, alongside native version history. Each receipt dates its own selected file; it does not establish the sequence of creation or events.
Is file metadata date enough?
File dates can be changed by anyone, so an independent timestamp is stronger evidence of when the file existed.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerShould I still watermark comps before sending to a client?
Yes. Sending reduced-size or watermarked comps is a common designer practice; a time receipt complements it.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerThe file tester runs on your device. It does not issue a timestamp or take a payment.
Keep the records you already have.
Keep your original files and any existing official records while the receipt service is being prepared.