Inspect Content Credentials and Metadata — Inspect Content Credentials and Metadata

Official copyright submissions require specific digital file organization that can aid in verification. S. Copyright Office requires that digital copies of photographs be submitted in JPEG, GIF, or TIFF format, with file names matching those on a corresponding title list.

Additionally, all works in a group registration must be photographs, created by the same author, and share the same copyright claimant. Checking these official file specifications and metadata lists helps researchers verify the consistency and origin of a photographic series.