Help Verify registration
Verify your registration
Your copyright is yours from the moment you create. Trioly proves when you registered.
See for yourself when your video or artwork was registered, and that it hasn't changed since. It takes three steps.
1. Find your certificate
Go to My Studio → My works → Certificate. You'll see your certificate number (TRL-…) and a QR code, and you can download the PDF and verification files there.
2. Check on Trioly
Enter your certificate number or scan the QR code to see the seal status.
- VERIFIEDAll checks passedAll checks passed. You're done.
- PENDINGWaiting for the public recordWaiting to be confirmed in the public record. This usually takes a few hours.
- NOT VERIFIEDRecords don't matchThe records don't match. Please contact us.
Drop your original file into Check with my file. Your browser works out only the file's digital fingerprint and compares it with the certificate. Your file is never uploaded.
3. Verify without Trioly
Anyone can verify this without going through Trioly, even if Trioly is no longer around.
① Get your file's fingerprint: run the command below to get its SHA-256 value, then check that it matches the Digital fingerprint on your certificate.
certutil -hashfile FILENAME SHA256② Check the public record: open your downloaded Public record receipt (.ots file) in the OpenTimestamps public verification tool to confirm the registration was in the public record at that time.
Trioly registration proofs use a public record (public timestamp). A seal of each batch of registrations goes into a public record that anyone can see and that can't be changed later, so you can check it with this tool even without Trioly. No sign-up or payment needed.
A data source badge image alone proves nothing. Click the badge and check that it opens a Trioly public page and that the company and model names match.
Frequently asked questions
It shows that this file was registered on Trioly at the time stated, and that it hasn't changed since. It does not by itself establish who owns the copyright. If a dispute comes up, though, it can be used as evidence that you already had this file at that time.
No. Only one Batch seal, which combines many registrations, goes into the public record. It can't be used to work out what your file contains or who uploaded it.
As long as you keep the original file and your verification kit (or Public record receipt), anyone can still verify it with public tools. Trioly can't change the public record either.
It usually takes a few hours for a registration to be confirmed in the public record. If it still says PENDING after a day, please contact us.
A digital fingerprint changes completely if even a tiny part of the file changes, so keep the original you uploaded exactly as it is. Files sent through messaging apps or social media get recompressed, so their fingerprint won't match the original.
Yes. Your certificate doesn't include your real name, contact details or prices. You can also hide your channel display name in settings.
No. Verifying is free, and you don't need to sign up for or buy anything. A Batch seal combining many registrations is kept in a public record (public timestamp) that anyone can see, so you can check it with public tools even without Trioly.
Copyright arises automatically the moment you create the work, with or without registration. That's the rule in Korea, the US, Japan and the EU. A Trioly registration is evidence that you had the work at that time.
No. What's sold on Trioly is a license to use the work. The copyright stays with you. Even with an exclusive sale or a selected data request, the buyer gets an exclusive license, and you keep the copyright.
It's optional, but it helps in a dispute. In Korea, registering with the Korea Copyright Commission means the registered person is presumed to be the author, and if you registered before the infringement you can claim statutory damages. For US works, you need to register with the US Copyright Office before you can sue, and to claim statutory damages and attorney's fees you need to register before the infringement (or within three months of first publication). See the country-by-country registration guide for details.
In Korea, the US and many other countries, generally only the parts a person created are protected. Parts made by AI alone are hard to protect. You can still get a Trioly registration, and the certificate shows how the work was made (Human-made · AI-assisted · AI-generated).
Any AI training use through Trioly shows up in My Studio → Sales & payouts. You can turn AI training on or off for each work. We can't see uses that happen outside Trioly.
If it's on Trioly, let us know with a rights report. If it's on another site, you can attach your certificate PDF to that site's copyright complaint. We're also working on a tool that finds where your work is being used.
DMCAIf the copy is on a US-based site, you can send a DMCA takedown notice to the site's designated copyright agent (most sites list one, and you can also look it up in the U.S. Copyright Office's DMCA Designated Agent Directory). The notice must include your signature, the work you own, where the copy is (for example, its URL), your contact details, a statement that you believe in good faith the use isn't authorized, and a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act for the owner. You don't need a copyright registration to send one, and you can attach your Trioly certificate as supporting evidence. Knowingly sending a false notice can make you liable for damages.
Let us know with a rights report. We handle it under the procedure set by law (Article 103 of Korea's Copyright Act). Please include your original file, working files, or any record of posting it elsewhere first. Being registered first on Trioly is only a record of timing and doesn't by itself decide who the author is.
The copyright information above is general information, not legal advice. Rules vary by country and situation, so for a specific issue please talk to a lawyer or other qualified professional.
Copyright registration by country
How registration works, and what it does, differs by country. Check the country you live in and the countries where you mainly sell.
KRKorea — Korea Copyright Commission
Once registered, the registered person is presumed to be the author, and the work is presumed to have been created or first published on the registered date (a creation date registered more than one year after creation doesn't get this presumption). If you register before an infringement, you can claim statutory damages in court, and the infringer is presumed to have been negligent. You can apply online; a fee applies.
Korea Copyright Commission, copyright registration www.copyright.or.kr/business/registration/index.do
USUnited States — U.S. Copyright Office
For US works, you must register before you can sue for infringement. To claim statutory damages and attorney's fees, you need to register before the infringement or within three months of first publication (this also applies to works first published outside the US). If you register within five years of publication, the certificate counts as prima facie evidence in court.
U.S. Copyright Office, registration www.copyright.gov/registration
EUEuropean Union — most countries have no registration system
Most EU countries have no copyright registration system. Your work is protected automatically from the moment you create it (only a few countries, such as Spain and Italy, have optional registers). That makes records showing when you made the work important in a dispute. Keep your Trioly certificate together with your working files and a record of where you first posted the work.
EU IP Helpdesk (European Commission), copyright intellectual-property-helpdesk.ec.europa.eu
JPJapan — Agency for Cultural Affairs (optional)
In Japan, too, your work is protected without registration. Registering with the Agency for Cultural Affairs is optional. Registering the date of first publication creates a presumption that the work was published on that date, and for works published under a pen name or anonymously, registering your real name creates a presumption that you are the author. Registration of the creation date is only available for computer programs, not for video or artwork.
Agency for Cultural Affairs, copyright registration system www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/chosakuken/seidokaisetsu/toroku_seido/
Checked against official sources on October 6, 2026
This is general information, not legal advice. Rules and fees can change, so check each country's official site before applying, and for a specific issue please talk to a lawyer or other qualified professional.