CopySafe

CopySafe is a family of copy protection and digital rights management products from ArtistScope, an Australian developer, designed to protect images, PDF documents, video and web pages from unauthorised copying and distribution. Artists, publishers, educators and businesses that share valuable content online often find that it can be saved, screen-captured, printed or forwarded with little effort, undermining revenue and control over intellectual property. CopySafe addresses this by encrypting content and restricting how it can be viewed, so that it is accessible only in controlled environments. Its core approach is to combine encryption with viewer-level restrictions that block saving, printing, copying and screen capture, providing stronger protection than typical web techniques such as disabling right-click, which are easily bypassed. This makes the products particularly relevant for organisations whose business models depend on controlled access to premium content, such as paid courses, subscription publications and licensed image libraries that would otherwise be easy to copy.

The product range includes CopySafe Web for protecting web pages and images, CopySafe PDF for encrypting documents with options for expiry dates, domain locks and print controls, and CopySafe Video for protected video delivery, along with ArtistScope’s secure browser, which enforces restrictions when viewing protected content. Administrators can set protection rules, restrict access by domain, computer or user, and prevent screen recording and capture on supported systems. Plugins are available for platforms such as WordPress, Moodle, Joomla and Drupal, allowing protection to be integrated into websites and learning management systems. Protected content can be delivered online or distributed on local media. The tools run primarily on Windows, with support for other platforms through ArtistScope’s secure browser and viewer applications. CopySafe is aimed at photographers, artists, publishers, e-learning providers, training organisations and businesses sharing sensitive documents. Pricing starts from around USD 295 with a free trial; there is no permanently free version.