PageRecon makes it easy to capture and preserve web pages as forensically-defensible evidence.

A common use case of PageRecon is to assist in proving online copyright infringement. This typically occurs when some creative work such as a photograph is used on a website or social media without the appropriate authorisation or licence. When this occurs it is critical to capture evidence of the infringement before it may be removed. This is where a professional tool such as PageRecon is used to create forensic documentation that if required could be used in court.

The Image Metadata report generated by PageRecon is particularly useful for copyright infringement cases. This report shows all of the images that were in the captured web page alongside any Exif or IPTC metadata stored in the image. Therefore, this report will clearly show any copyright notices that are contained within the image file metadata.

Case Study: Web Forensic

Web Forensic provides a copyright protection service, primarily in Italy, but also in many other EU countries. Their team consists of lawyers and experts who specialise in copyright infringement and they provide the following service:
  • Monitoring of copyrighted material to detect instances of unauthorised use online
  • When an infringement is detected, evidence is created documenting the illegal use of the copyrighted material
  • The Web Forensic legal team then sends a cease-and-desist letter and also requests appropriate compensation for the copyright holder
  • If an agreement cannot be reached and the copyright infringement continues then legal proceedings may be initiated

Web Forensic uses PageRecon to record evidence of online copyright infringement. To date they have processed over 600 cases using PageRecon, providing them with a significant time saving. The evidence generated with PageRecon has been approved by the lawyers at Web Forensic who specialise in copyright law.

Karl Stanzel from Web Forensic said the following about PageRecon:

“I can only praise the software, it is intuitive, efficient and always works reliably. The evidence from PageRecon in particular helps us to settle cases without going to court, which is in everyone’s favour.”