Can you protect a title before it is released?

Yes. Share the release calendar and we start monitoring ahead of the date, including for early copies.

How are screener leaks handled?

Invisible watermarking marks each issued copy, so a leak can be traced to the recipient it was sent to.

Do you act for studios and for distributors?

We act for the rights owner or for the party authorised to act on their behalf.

Will licensed platforms be affected?

No. You give us your licensed partners and we leave them out before any notice is sent.

Can we see the evidence for each takedown?

Yes. Each notice is logged with the URL, screenshots and the platform response.

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Media & entertainment

Protect films and series in every release window

Studios, producers and distributors use VideoLock to find unlicensed copies of their titles and have them removed, from the first screener to the streaming launch.

Get protected How it works

RELEASE WINDOWSfive windows · sample risk levels

A different risk in every release window

A title is exposed from the first screener to the back catalogue. What leaks, and where it shows up, changes at each step, so the work changes with it.

BEFORE RELEASE
Screeners
Review copies go to a short list of people.
Watching
OPENING DAY
Premiere
Cinema recordings and early rips appear.
Planned
HOME RELEASE
Digital
Clean copies are taken from the store release.
Planned
ON STREAMING
Streaming
Full episodes are captured and reposted.
Planned
LONG TAIL
Catalogue
Old titles keep circulating on the same sites.
Planned

Exposure by windowIllustrative data

ScreenersMedium

Watermarked copies, traced to the recipient

PremiereHigh

Daily sweeps and fast notices

DigitalHigh

Streaming sites, torrents and cyberlockers

StreamingMedium

Social reposts and full uploads

CatalogueLow

Scheduled re-checks of known sources

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TITLE CATALOGUEsample titles · four states

Every title in your catalogue, with its state

Each title is a tile. It shows whether copies were found, what has been reported and what has been removed.

Search titlesAll titlesCopies foundReportedRemoved

FilmExample Film

Copies found

3 sources

S1Sample Series

Reported

5 notices

FilmDemo Feature

Clear

0 open

DocExample Docs

Removed

2 removed

S2Sample Drama

Copies found

1 source

FilmTest Animation

Not live yet

Planned

FilmDemo Thriller

Reported

2 notices

FilmExample Comedy

Clear

0 open

S1Sample Anthology

Removed

4 removed

ShortDemo Short

Not live yet

Planned

FilmExample Western

Reported

1 notice

FilmSample Sci-fi

Copies found

2 sources

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IN PRACTICEfour places titles leak · sample content

The places a film turns up before you notice

Piracy of a release is rarely just one site. These are the four we see most for media titles.

Screener copies carry a mark. A leaked review copy is read back to the recipient it was issued to.

Leaked copy readExample Film

mark found
copy 014 · issued to recipient 014
issued: screener round 2

Trailers and clips. Early cuts and reposted scenes are found and reported before they spread.

Trailers and clips4 matches

Example Film · Trailervideo-host.example/v/8f2

Found

Sample Series · Teaserclips.example/watch/31

Reported

Demo Feature · Clipshare-site.example/p/20

Removed

Example Film · Scenevideo-host.example/v/9c1

Reported

Subtitle sites. Pages that host files for a title give away where full copies are.

subs-site.example5 files

example-film.2026.en.srtENFound

example-film.2026.nl.srtNLReported

sample-series.s01e03.id.srtIDFound

demo-feature.es.srtESRemoved

sample-series.s01e04.en.srtENReported

Pages like this point to where full copies are hosted.

IPTV and playlists. Libraries inside streaming playlists are matched to your catalogue.

playlist.m3uMatched to catalogue

#EXTM3U

#EXTINF:-1,Movies | Example Film

http://iptv-host.example/vod/1102.mp4

#EXTINF:-1,Movies | Demo Feature

http://iptv-host.example/vod/1103.mp4

#EXTINF:-1,Series | Sample Series S01E01

http://iptv-host.example/vod/2201.mp4

#EXTINF:-1,Movies | Other Title

http://iptv-host.example/vod/1190.mp4

#EXTINF:-1,Series | Sample Series S01E02

http://iptv-host.example/vod/2202.mp4

#EXTINF:-1,Movies | Unrelated

Licensed partners left alone

You give us the platforms that hold a licence. They are skipped before any notice goes out.

Dates drive the plan

Monitoring is planned around your release calendar, and tightened around each window.

One record per title

Every report, removal and re-check is filed against the title it relates to.

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CLIENTSmedia companies we work with

FAQ

Questions about media and entertainment

Yes. Share the release calendar and we start monitoring ahead of the date, including for early copies.
Invisible watermarking marks each issued copy, so a leak can be traced to the recipient it was sent to.
We act for the rights owner or for the party authorised to act on their behalf.
No. You give us your licensed partners and we leave them out before any notice is sent.
Yes. Each notice is logged with the URL, screenshots and the platform response.

Got a release date?

Send us the calendar. We will plan monitoring for each window and tell you what we need.

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