The workflow coordinates images, findings, evidence, people, correspondence and financial records without allowing one stage to silently determine the next. It is designed for operational continuity and later review.
The contributor supplies the image, identity and authority records. The system extracts available metadata, creates technical fingerprints, stores a protected original or approved derivative and records the responsible account.
Quality and completeness checks identify unsupported file types, missing authority, corrupted files, duplicates and storage inconsistencies before search work begins.
Automated or imported results are normalized, deduplicated and linked to the protected image. Reviewers examine the visible page, domain, context, date, similarity and available history.
Results can be dismissed, retained for monitoring, classified as authorized, marked for further investigation or advanced as a potential case. Advancement is not a legal finding.
A case combines the relevant occurrences, evidence, authority, contact records, notes, deadlines and decisions. Public contact research should record the source and avoid presenting an inferred person as a confirmed responsible party.
The case remains a draft until a human reviewer confirms that the minimum record is present.
Approved correspondence may invite clarification, request records, discuss licensing or prepare a platform-specific notice. A private recipient portal can receive licence evidence, factual corrections, objections or settlement-related responses.
Recipient statements are preserved as statements, not automatically accepted as verified facts.
Resolution may include closure without action, confirmation of authorization, correction, removal, licensing, settlement, referral to counsel or another documented outcome. Payment and payout records require independent verification.
The record is retained according to policy, legal hold, contractual need and applicable law. Permanent deletion is exceptional and controlled.
These links point to official or institutional sources. Their inclusion does not mean that every text applies to every matter.
General information only. Atlantic does not issue judicial determinations, guarantee outcomes or replace counsel licensed in the relevant jurisdiction.
See the evidence-file model
Atlantic supports photographers and rights holders with image monitoring, evidence organization, licensing review and responsible case preparation.
