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Date the exact existing camera master or export and preserve its source context, without certifying ownership, recording time or permission.

Date the exact existing camera master or export and preserve its source context, without certifying ownership, recording time or permission. Keep your original source records together, then date the exact files. It does not prove identity, origin, truth, location, sending, delivery, consent, authorization, completeness, rights, acceptance or outcome.

Try a file locally

Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.

EXAMPLE
Original video files
1 Nov 2026
Authority time: 14:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
✓ Dated◆ Permanent
Now keep it safe: three things
  1. Keep your photos and files unedited. The receipt only matches the originals. Put them in an album such as “My records”.
  2. Save this receipt to your camera roll.

    Keep the receipt file too. The image is a handy copy; checking needs the file.

  3. 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?

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.

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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 up
    Write 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.

      1. Write it down straight away, on paper or in the box on a step.
      2. Put the date, time and place at the top, and who you spoke to.
      3. Use their words where you can; separate what you saw from what you were told.
      4. Sign or initial a paper note, photograph it and add the photo.
      5. 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.
      Original video files
      Original video files

      01 · Keep the exact files

      Keep the original files for original video files. Include any existing photos, signed records and source-system exports.

      Records to keep: Original file

      Original video files

      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.

      Original video files

      03 · Keep the evidence

      Keep the original files and complete receipt separately, alongside any existing venue, signature and workflow records.

      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 the saved copy matters.

      Real cases where dated records mattered. We don’t claim a time receipt would have changed the result.

      United States New York federal · 2017

      Compare the whole original and response videos

      A filmmaker challenged critics' use of clips, their reply to a takedown and comments about the filmmaker. The court ruled for the critics on all claims and closed the case. It found that particular use of clips fair.

      Summarized on Oct 29, 2026

      Read the source ›

      Related cases

      United States Ninth Circuit · 2015

      Appearing in a video may not justify removal

      Related: actor performance rights and early removal request

      An actor reported being misled and asked to remove a video because of a short role. The appeal court kept the refusal of that early request and ended an earlier order to take it down. Other claims were outside this request about rights in the work.

      Summarized on Oct 29, 2026

      Read the source ›
      United States Ninth Circuit · 2016

      Consider fair use before asking for a takedown

      Related: music use and video takedown review

      A music rights holder sought removal of a home video. The court said fair use had to be considered, but whether false statements were knowingly made needed trial. Neither side won early, and no payment was awarded.

      Summarized on Oct 29, 2026

      Read the source ›

      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.

      Needs something else · YouTube Content ID operator criteria

      Current How Content ID works help

      Approval requires exclusive rights to a substantial body of original material frequently uploaded; system matches submitted reference files and applies operator/owner settings.

      Having a dated master does not establish exclusive rights, eligibility or automatic removal; no Timevolt integration endorsed.

      Source summary as of 2026-10-29. Check the current source and applicable local rules.

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      Needs something else · Vimeo copyright-match challenge

      Current supporting-documentation help

      License-based challenges require proof of license/permission; credits, production call sheets or payment for work alone are insufficient examples.

      Actual platform documentation, no external timestamp accepted as substitute for rights. No notice, counter-notice or permission instrument drafted.

      Source summary as of 2026-10-29. Check the current source and applicable local rules.

      Read the source
      Needs something else · United States copyright overview

      Copyright Office FAQ

      Copyright concerns original authorship fixed in a tangible form, with registration a separate process and procedural consequences.

      Receipt is not registration, authorship, rights transfer or a court decision; general official facts, no legal advice.

      Source summary as of 2026-10-29. Check the current source and applicable local rules.

      Read the source

      Other ways to do this

      Prices change. Check each provider’s site for current prices and service details.

      • Frame.io

        Provides hosted creative file management, versions and reviews.

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      • Dropbox Replay

        Provides hosted video versions, comments and approvals.

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      • DaVinci Resolve

        Provides original editing projects and exports supply creation context.

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      Related workflows.

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      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 identity, origin, truth, location, sending, delivery, consent, authorization, completeness, rights, acceptance or outcome.

      It does not prove identity, origin, truth, location, sending, delivery, consent, authorization, completeness, rights, acceptance or outcome.

      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.

      Does the earliest receipt prove video ownership?

      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.

      Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

      Context for this answer
      Does appearing in the video prove ownership?

      No. The 2015 full appeal decision rejected an actor's early copyright-based removal request on its particular facts.

      Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

      Context for this answer
      Does a dated master replace a music license?

      No. Vimeo's license-based challenge requires actual license or permission documentation and lists several insufficient substitutes.

      Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

      Context for this answer
      Can any creator use Content ID?

      YouTube describes approval criteria including exclusive rights to a substantial body of frequently uploaded material.

      Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

      Context for this answer
      Does saving the original make all reuse unlawful?

      No. In the 2017 criticism-video case the court assessed both videos and found the specific reuse allowed.

      Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.

      Context for this answer

      The 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.