Evidence that holds up in court
The problem. A photo or video is only as strong as your ability to prove it hasn't been altered. As deepfakes get trivial, opposing counsel can raise doubt about almost any digital exhibit, and the "deepfake defense" lets bad actors dismiss real evidence as fake.
What it costs. Evidence challenged or excluded can lose a case outright, and a broken chain of custody turns a winning exhibit into a liability.
The fix: authentic, testable provenance. Establish a verifiable record that a photo or video is original and unaltered, captured at a known time and place, a record opposing counsel can test independently and still can't shake. The proof is open and durable, so it stands years later. Industry-standard and independently verifiable.
What you can do today
- Sign media at capture or intake to establish an independently checkable chain of custody.
- Prove an exhibit is unaltered and original, supporting authentication standards.
- Rebut the "it's a deepfake" challenge with a verifiable record of what's real.
The job it does for litigators
You need exhibits that survive challenge and a chain of custody you can defend on the stand. Authentic capture gives you tamper-evident, independently verifiable media, proof that holds up when it matters most.
FAQ
Is the proof admissible on its own? It provides strong, testable authentication and custody evidence. Admissibility is always a judicial determination, and nothing here is legal advice, but the record is built to be examined and to withstand scrutiny.
Can opposing counsel verify it themselves? Yes, and that's the point. Verification is open and works offline, with no dependency on Original Pictures.
Related
Original Pictures provides content-provenance and integrity infrastructure. It verifies provenance signals and integrity relationships; it does not prove that a depicted event is true, and admissibility is a matter for the court. Figures are drawn from public reporting; verify against primary sources before citing in regulated materials. Nothing here is legal advice.
Last verified 2026-06-02. Author: Mahdi Kazempour, Founder, Original Pictures.