# ImageRights

> ImageRights is a Boston-based copyright services company that helps professional photographers, agencies, publishers, archives, artists and brands register visual work, find copies online and pursue compensation for unauthorized commercial use. Its advantage is the handoff between software and people: visual fingerprinting and AI rank likely infringements, while an in-house compliance team and a global legal network assess and pursue viable claims.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Joe Naylor (President and CEO), Ted VanCleave (Co-founder and former Executive Vice President)
- **Team size:** Approximately 9 employees in the supplied company data; public databases place the company in an 11-50 employee band.
- **Products:** Discovery, Recovery, U.S. Copyright Registration, Adobe Lightroom Plugin, ImageRights for Law Firms
- **Notable:** Registered its 1,000,000th client image with the U.S. Copyright Office in May 2022., Reported more than 1.4 million client images registered by July 2024., Processed more than 50,000 infringement claims by the July 2017 Image Witness acquisition announcement.

## Products & services

- **Discovery** — Uploads images by web, FTP or API, creates visual fingerprints, searches the web, and analyzes, groups and ranks sightings for review.
- **Recovery** — Assesses and manages infringement claims, negotiates license or settlement fees, fronts out-of-pocket legal expenses and routes appropriate matters to a global attorney network.
- **U.S. Copyright Registration** — Automates filing visual works with the U.S. Copyright Office, includes error checking and human review, stores registration data and syncs it back into supported photo workflows.
- **Adobe Lightroom Plugin** — Lets photographers upload, organize and submit registrations from Lightroom, then synchronize registration metadata back to the catalog.
- **ImageRights for Law Firms** — A law-firm offering that combines visual search, registration and claims-management tools for copyright practices.
- **Capture One Pro Plugin** — A macOS and Windows plugin for uploading and registering images directly from Capture One Pro.

## Achievements

- Registered its 1,000,000th client image with the U.S. Copyright Office in May 2022.
- Reported more than 1.4 million client images registered by July 2024.
- Processed more than 50,000 infringement claims by the July 2017 Image Witness acquisition announcement.
- Reported more than $8 million in settlements and awards recovered for clients by February 2018.
- Worked with One LLP on a 2023 case yielding a $6.3 million jury verdict for photographer Scott Hargis over 42 photographs.
- Built plugins that place U.S. copyright registration inside Adobe Lightroom and Capture One Pro workflows.
- Expanded enforcement coverage through legal and technology partners in Europe, Australia, Mexico, Israel and other markets.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Joined the IMATAG Copyright Enforcement Partner Program, linking invisible watermark traceability to recovery and litigation workflows.
- **2026-07** — Announced participation in the DMLA Leadership + AI Summit, with Joe Naylor scheduled to open the September event.
- **2026-05** — Joe Naylor was reelected president of DMLA for the 2026-2028 term.
- **2026-05** — Submitted comments to the U.S. Copyright Office opposing proposed fee increases.
- **2025-10** — Backed DMLA's call for AI policy built on licensing, training-data transparency and existing copyright law.
- **2024-12** — Partnered with PIXMOLE to improve discovery and enforcement coverage in Israel.
- **2024-07** — Released its Capture One Pro registration plugin and reported more than 1.4 million client images registered.

## Links

- Website: https://imagerights.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/imagerights
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/imagerights
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ImageRights
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imagerights
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ImageRights/

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Last updated: 2026-08-22