Filestack’s Copyright Detector determines whether an image is copyright protected or not

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Why Is It Important to Have a Copyright Detector?

Filestack Copyright Detection will help you to avoid infringing on the copyright protection of others as well as protect your online content.

Whether you upload one image or a million, you will immediately know whether an image has copyright protection by using the copyright detector feature, which is part of Filestack’s Processing API and Image Intelligence Suite.

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How the Copyright Detector Works

1 Send a Processing API request with copyright task

This task requires using a security policy and signature.
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Diagram showing an app sending a copyright task API request to Filestack, then receiving a JSON response; the process is illustrated with arrows and numbered steps.

2 Receive the API Response

Use the API response to detect whether the target image is copyrighted or not and define actions based on the result.

A close-up of a brown and white dog lying on a carpet, looking up with large, expressive eyes. The dog appears relaxed and curious, with soft lighting and a blurred background.

{
  "copyright": true,     
  "licenses": [
    {
        "collection": "500px",
        "dateCreated": "2021-06-08T00:00:00",
        "id": "fa233f04-ee0f-497e-bc52-75e4ebbd5579",
        "keywords": "Pets\tTame\tClose-up\tPuppy\tPhotography\tStudio Shot\tCavalier King Charles Spaniel\tAnimal Themes\tDomestic Animals\tCanine - Animal\tAnimal\tColor Image\tPlant\tHorizontal\tAnimal Body Part\tMammal\tPlant Environment\tDiscovery\tCute\tLap Dog\tResponsibility\tDomestic Life\tEnvironment\tLying Down\tBeauty In Nature\tAnimal Head\tDog\tNature\tPurebred Dog\tAnimal Wildlife\tPortrait\tNo People ",
        "licensingInfo": [
        {
            "imageId": "1330754182",
            "name": "Getty Images",
            "purchaseUrl": "https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/close-up-portrait-of-lap-cavalier-king-charles-royalty-free-image/1330754182",
            "types": [
                "Royalty Free"
            ],
        }
        ],
        "photographerName": "Musthafa Aboobakuru / 500px",
        "servingUrl": "https://getty-irc-catalog.s3.amazonaws.com/Images/54/fa233f04-ee0f-497e-bc52-75e4ebbd5579.jpg",
        "title": "Close-up portrait of lap cavalier king charles spaniel lying on floor at home",
    }
  ]
}

A gray and white kitten sits on a stone surface outdoors, looking up. Green pine branches and a blurred leafy background surround the kitten, giving a peaceful, natural setting.

{
  "copyright": true,
  "licenses": [
    {
        "collection": "500px",
        "dateCreated": "2020-08-19T00:00:00",
        "id": "bba683c0-c0f4-46db-85cf-127df56cba81",
        "keywords": "Pets\tGrass\tPaw\tFur\tClose-up\tMouth Open\tAnimal Body Part\tEating\tPhotography\tRoad\tVillage\tNature\tSmall\tKitten\tAnimal Themes\tDomestic Animals\tLooking\tOutdoors\tAnimal\tColor Image\tPlant\tVertical\tMammal\tSitting\tDiscovery\tCute\tOpen\tClaw\tGray Color\tEnvironment\tFocus On Foreground\tBeauty In Nature\tAnimal Eye\tAnimal Head\tDomestic Cat\tTabby Cat\tAnimal Whisker\tAnimal Wildlife\tPortrait\tFeline\tNo People\tGreen Color\tDay\tOptometry ",
        "licensingInfo": [
        {
            "imageId": "1355362426",
            "name": "Getty Images",
            "purchaseUrl": "https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/close-up-of-cat-sitting-outdoors-royalty-free-image/1355362426",
            "types": [
                "Royalty Free"
            ],
        }
        ],
        "photographerName": "Viper / 500px",
        "servingUrl": "https://getty-irc-catalog.s3.amazonaws.com/Images/54/bba683c0-c0f4-46db-85cf-127df56cba81.jpg",
        "title": "Close-up of cat sitting outdoors",
    }
  ]
}

Close-up of an owl with piercing orange eyes, mottled brown and beige feathers, and prominent ear tufts, looking directly at the camera. The background is blurred with hints of green and grey.

{
  "copyright": true,
  "licenses": [
    {
        "collection": "iStock",
        "dateCreated": "2018-02-27T08:00:00",
        "id": "b291ee04-91d6-4ae5-85e3-fe715ea1a2af",
        "keywords": "Art\tPrint\tWisdom\tAnimal\tThailand\tHand\tTextured\tFeather\tRebellion\tColor Image\tTattoo\tOwl\tHorizontal\tNight\tAnimal Body Part\tAbstract\tBlue\tDecoration\tPhotography\tPattern\tBird\tRetro Style\tCute\tPaper\tSymbol\tBranch - Plant Part\tForest\tMulti Colored\tDesign\tPaint\tBeauty\tAnimal Eye\tEye\tAnimals Hunting\tCreativity\tNature\tTree\tSketch\tAnimal Wildlife\tPortrait\tFashion ",
        "licensingInfo": [
        {
            "imageId": "925020364",
            "name": "Thinkstockphotos",
            "purchaseUrl": "http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/image/stock-photo-owl-with-abstract-paint-on-white-background/925020364",
            "types": [
                "Royalty Free"
            ],
        },
        {
            "imageId": "253850092",
            "name": "iStock",
            "purchaseUrl": "http://www.istockphoto.com/photo/owl-with-abstract-paint-on-white-background-gm925020364-253850092",
            "types": [
                "Royalty Free"
            ],
        },
        ],
        "photographerName": "THEPONGPUT",
        "servingUrl": "https://getty-irc-catalog.s3.amazonaws.com/Images/20712/b291ee04-91d6-4ae5-85e3-fe715ea1a2af.jpg",
        "title": "owl with abstract paint on white background",
    }
  ]
}

A brown horse stands in a sandy paddock next to a white fence, looking off to the side. Green grass and trees are visible in the blurry background under a cloudy sky.

{
  "copyright": true,
  "licenses": [
    {
        "collection": "EyeEm",
        "dateCreated": "2015-04-25T00:00:00",
        "id": "e8f61f5d-a7c7-418d-975c-b5558b67ee10",
        "keywords": "Horse\tPets\tVertebrate\tAnimal Themes\tDomestic Animals\tRanch\tOne Animal\tOutdoors\tAnimal\tStanding\tLivestock\tSky\tColor Image\tHorizontal\tAnimal Body Part\tMammal\tPhotography\tHerbivorous\tFocus On Foreground\tBrown\tAnimal Head\tItaly\tNature\tAnimal Wildlife\tNo People\tDay\tTransportation\tCloud - Sky ",
        "licensingInfo": [
        {
            "imageId": "1264641535",
            "name": "Getty Images",
            "purchaseUrl": "https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/horse-standing-in-ranch-against-sky-royalty-free-image/1264641535",
            "types": [
              "Royalty Free"
            ],
        }
        ],
        "photographerName": "Emanuel Tallarico  / EyeEm",
        "servingUrl": "https://getty-irc-catalog.s3.amazonaws.com/Images/54/e8f61f5d-a7c7-418d-975c-b5558b67ee10.jpg",
        "title": "Horse Standing In Ranch Against Sky",
    }
  ]
}

Save Time by Including the Copyright Detector in Your Workflows

Integrate copyright detection into your app via Filestack Workflows. Chain tasks with Workflows to scan and automatically detect copyrighted images, reject them from being uploaded, and notify users.

Let Filestack show you how simple adding copyright detection can be.

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import * as filestack from 'filestack-js';
const client = filestack.init('YOUR API KEY');
client.upload(fileObject).then(data =>console.log(data.url));

gem 'filestack'
client = FilestackClient.new('YOUR_API_KEY', security: security_object)
filelink = client.upload(filepath: '/path/to/file')

$ composer require --prefer-dist filestack/filestack-php

use Filestack\FilestackClient;

$client = new FilestackClient('YOUR_API_KEY');
$filelink = $client-upload('/path/to/file');

$ pip install filestack-python

from filestack import Client client = Client("")

params = {'mimetype': 'image/png'}
new_filelink = client.upload(filepath="path/to/file", params=params)
print(new_filelink.url)

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