Copyright (including authorship) arises automatically when the work is created and generally does not require registration, but in the event of a dispute the author often needs to prove authorship and/or priority (when the work was created or disclosed). The certificate is issued based on the applicant’s declaration of authorship—upon issuance, you declare (disclose) that you are the author of the work, i.e., you disclose that you are the author of the disclosed work, and this declaration is fixed with an exact date and time. The platform enables this declarative disclosure of authorship to be formalized through a certificate that is one-way and inseparably linked to the digital fingerprint (hash) of the work and to the exact time of issuance (date and time). In this way the certificate supports proof along three main lines: “what” (the identity of the specific work via the digital fingerprint), “when” (the moment the declaration was made), and “who” (the link to the declaring person, according to the chosen identification and publicity settings). This combination is essential in priority disputes, as it allows it to be established later that this exact work was declared as yours on a specific date. The certificate is subject to validation—you or a third party can verify the certificate and confirm that it corresponds to the specific work and was issued at the stated time.
Timestamping attaches a qualified electronic time stamp (QeTS) to the “digital fingerprint” (SHA-256 hash) of your file. This locks in the exact date and time when the content existed and guarantees it has not been altered afterwards. In StampR the process is automatic: the system calculates the hash server-side, sends a request to a trusted eIDAS-qualified provider (BORICA B-Trust), receives a Time-Stamp Token (TST), and issues a certificate with a unique serial number plus public verification instructions (QR/URL).
When a dispute arises (copying, theft, conflict over who was first), simply keeping the work to yourself is not enough. You need to be able to show that it existed on a specific date and that you declared authorship for it. Disclosure in StampR is exactly that: you make a declaration of authorship, it is fixed in time, and it is certified so it can later be easily verified that your claim was made at a specific moment. You can choose between public and confidential disclosure. With public disclosure, third parties can verify the certificate and see that valid certification exists and when it was made, which has a preventive effect and is convenient when presenting to partners, clients, or an audience. With confidential disclosure, you keep the same evidence and verification capability, but without making information publicly available beyond your selected settings, and the work content does not become visible. It is important to know that copyright arises automatically upon creation of the work. The certificate does not create rights; it supports proving authorship and the moment of declaration when that matters.
Almost any digital file: text documents (DOCX, PDF), images (PNG, JPG), audio/video (WAV, MP3, MP4), software code and archives (ZIP, TAR.GZ), designs, drawings, research data, and more. Even physical materials can be digitised (scan/photo) and then certified. StampR users cover a wide range: literary, musical, scientific and IT works, graphic and industrial design, photography, technical drawings. Note: The service does not replace patent or trademark registration. The certificate acts as supporting evidence (time + immutability) and is typically combined with other facts, documents, or testimonies in a dispute.
SHA-256 is a cryptographic algorithm that produces a unique “fingerprint” of a file. Even the smallest change to the original yields a completely different hash. This lets you prove that the certified content matches the original without sharing the file itself. StampR follows a privacy-by-design approach: only the hash and declaration metadata are stored, never the content.
Yes. A qualified electronic time stamp (QeTS) is defined by Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS) and recognised across all member states. It carries a presumption of accuracy for the recorded date/time and for the integrity of the linked data. In practice you can present the certificate as evidence before courts, institutions, or third parties in the EU. Remember that the certificate proves the declaration and immutability; it is usually combined with other evidence (contracts, correspondence, repositories) for full protection.
By default StampR does not store the original files, only the SHA-256 hash, timestamp, and the minimal metadata required for verification. Your confidentiality is protected. If you choose, you can switch to a more public mode — for example, share the original file or display more details on the certificate — but only through an explicit opt-in. The certificate lists the serial number, hash algorithm and value, time marker, QeTS provider, and the verification channel (QR/URL).
Visit the “Verify an object” section to:
- enter a certificate serial number;
- enter the SHA-256 hash directly;
- upload the original file — the system will calculate the hash and compare it with the certified one.
You will receive confirmation of the stamp’s validity (time/provider), the hash match, and the visible certificate elements. If needed, you can also validate the Time-Stamp Token (TST) independently with external tools because it follows the RFC 3161 / ETSI EN 319 421/422 standards.
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