Join our Test Camp Beta (Europe and US only) by signing up to Wacom Yuify
Wacom Yuify [ ̍ʝ uː i . f a i ] is a service that keeps your photography and other 2D artworks yours. It helps to prove your authorship with secure records and provides a hassle-free licensing tool.
Wacom Yuify lights up your artwork for all to see, illuminating the records of you, the creator. After all, the only thing as unique as you is your art.
Once you’ve finished creating, export your photo or artwork via Yuify as JPG or PNG file formats by injecting an invisible micro-mark. This is when Yuify makes its magic – by connecting artist and their digital artworks permanently through a permanent record of your creation. Log in to Yuify and you’ll see the resource file as part of your Projects.
You can use the Yuifinder for backwards search to identify the creator*. The tool enables you to ping the creator with your request.
* the author needs to have yuified (micro-marked) the initial artwork file
After establishing your creation record, Yuify offers a smooth process by easily letting you set license terms for your artwork which can be signed by others with your grant- legally robust and hassle-free for both sides. Yuify offers multiple licensing options covering different use cases. Now you can easily tailor your license settings to meet your unique needs.
Yuify is available as an independent plug-in that should be installed separately.
Our aim is to enhance the Yuify service so that it best meets your needs. Therefore, we invite you join our Test Camp so that you can share feedback and try out new features exclusively.
We work in close partnership with THU. This is where we kick-off our Wacom Yuify early trials. Become part of the tribe and help us learn to improve the service. Check out the THU Career Camp website to access the Yuify introduction sessions and resource files.
Wacom Yuify's invisible watermarking or micro-marking is a proprietary technology* developed and patented by Wacom. It injects invisible pixels into your exports that you want to publish for your photo or digital artwork. The image remains unchanged while Wacom Yuify creates a permanent link establishing you as the creator enables people to find the record of the artwork that can be traced back to you.
* we are constantly improving the robustness of the technology during beta phase
Authorship records in Yuify are immutable. The service utilizes decentralized identifiers to make proof-of-authorship not just convenient but also secure. We are using blockchain technology to secure your records permanently.
Yuifinder is a public tool that can be used by anyone. Just drag and drop an artwork and if there is a Yuify record for that artwork, then it will reveal the record of the artwork along with additional details provided by the creator.*
* we are constantly improving the robustness of the technology during beta phase
Yuify provides you with an easy to use License Builder tool that helps you setting up license terms within minutes that are tailored to your needs. You licenses any partner or collaborator and ask them to sign the license agreement enitrely Yuify. These license agreements are permanently recorded and enforceable against unauthorized use.
Wacom Yuify cannot protect an artwork from being scrapped by AI tools, yet*. But with the help of a Yuify record your artwork has proof that it is human-made. It acts as a stamp of creation from an author and also establishes a direct link between the artist and his content.
* we are constantly improving the robustness of the technology during beta phase
You do not need to work on a Wacom to use the Wacom Yuify service. Using a Wacom pen enabled device for authentication by signature will speed up your workflow in authorising permanent transactions and signing your licenses.
Wacom Yuify is not a marketplace enforcing artists to follow specific legal and financial terms and conditions. Wacom Yuify is an effective digital rights management tool for artists. Yuify records are permanent and provides artists with the means to license their content direcltly, without the involvement of third party. Think of Yuify like a peer-to-peer platform where artists are absolutely free to provide usage and development rights to their content as they feel.
Wacom Yuify is part of the Creative Rights Initiative (CRI) aiming to help artists protect and maximize the value of their creations. CRI is established by Wacom in partnership with leading technology companies, academics, startups and creative professionals.
“Setting up a project is very streamlined and the site itself gives good explanations, even for someone who isn’t well versed in licensing topics.”
* from Yuify user interviews 2022
