Copytrack

Copytrack watches the web for images being used without a licence and then works to clear up each case. The company is listed in Germany and acts for photographers, creative professionals, agencies and brands. It deals with both parties in a dispute, aiming for a fair outcome rather than simply chasing payment.

What Copytrack offers

• Image monitoring — the platform tracks where a client's pictures appear online and flags uses that lack a licence.
• Rights enforcement — on behalf of the owner, the firm pursues compensation for unauthorised use, with legal support where needed.
• Settlement portal — anyone who receives a claim can resolve it online, for example by showing proof of an existing licence.
• Retroactive licensing — image users can buy a licence after the fact to settle an infringement.
• Brand protection — monitoring also covers possible misuse of brands, not just photographs.

Who it works with

Its clients include individual photographers, creatives, agencies and brands. Photographers quoted on its site describe using it to pursue larger companies that had used their pictures commercially without paying.

Key facts

• Based in: Germany
• Scope: Works internationally on image rights cases