MONITOR. DETECT. PROTECT.

MONITOR. DETECT. PROTECT.

The ultimate music anti-piracy partner

The ultimate music anti-piracy partner

TCAT Protect. Defending creativity with technology. Empowering artists with integrity.

TCAT Protect. Defending creativity with technology. Empowering artists with integrity.

Tired of battling music piracy, missed revenues, and unauthorised content sharing on music digital streaming platforms? TCAT Protect is your ultimate partner in safeguarding your creative work and maximising your earnings.

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Tracks crawled across various streaming platforms

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Overall streaming revenues predicted to be reached by 2030*

*Source: Goldman Sachs

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Losses are due to music piracy which digital is becoming a major target*

*Source: DataProt

Trusted by the music industry worldwide

Trusted by the music industry worldwide

How is music illegally exploited?

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As a rightsholder or artist, chances are your music is being illegally exploited, which is down to audio modification and inaccurate metadata. This doesn’t only violate your ownership rights - it also results in unauthorised individuals profiting from your intellectual property, leading to revenue loss for you.

 

So, how do you find and stop the unlicensed and illegal distribution of your music, and ensure you receive the royalties you’ve rightfully earnt?

 

TCAT Protect is the answer. Our advanced audio fingerprinting software matches your tracks on music streaming platforms Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer and Napster (together the "Monitored DSPs"), allowing you to view and review any potential infringements of your tracks in one place. This enables you to protect your property and maximise your revenue in real-time!


Take advantage of TCAT Protect, FREE for 14 days at no cost, with all the features of the Gold Plan for two selected music tracks. Following this trial, on day 15 you will automatically switch to the Bronze Free Plan, allowing you to upload up to 10 tracks, albeit with limited features. You can easily manage your subscription preferences to upgrade to the Gold or Silver Plan through your Stripe account.


Try TCAT Protect Gold for 7 days - Limited offer

As a rightsholder or artist, chances are your music is being illegally exploited, which is down to audio modification and inaccurate metadata. This doesn’t only violate your ownership rights - it also results in unauthorised individuals profiting from your intellectual property, leading to revenue loss for you.

 

So, how do you find and stop the unlicensed and illegal distribution of your music, and ensure you receive the royalties you’ve rightfully earnt?

 

TCAT Protect is the answer. Our advanced audio fingerprinting software matches your tracks on music streaming platforms Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer and Napster (together the "Monitored DSPs"), allowing you to view and review any potential infringements of your tracks in one place. This enables you to protect your property and maximise your revenue in real-time!


Take advantage of TCAT Protect, FREE for 14 days at no cost, with all the features of the Gold Plan for two selected music tracks. Following this trial, on day 15 you will automatically switch to the Bronze Free Plan, allowing you to upload up to 10 tracks, albeit with limited features. You can easily manage your subscription preferences to upgrade to the Gold or Silver Plan through your Stripe account.

TCAT Protect: The Solution

TCAT Protect: The Solution

Using advanced music fingerprinting and metadata analysis software, TCAT Protect is the ultimate music anti-piracy partner – all on one platform. Let TCAT Protect take away the worry of safeguarding your music and ensure your music is in the right places. What are you waiting for ACT NOW!

Cutting-Edge Music Anti-Piracy Technology & DSP Audit Software

Unauthorised Exploitation

Detection

Unauthorised Exploitation

Detection

Music Catalog Optimisation

Music Catalog Optimisation

Audio Fingerprinting & Metadata Analysis with AI

Detailed Reports

Detailed Reports

Advanced Algorithm Recognition

Advanced Algorithm Recognition

Key Features

Key Features

Real-time monitoring

Helps you stay ahead & act quickly to find matches to your music on Monitored DSPs.

rapid detection

Swiftly identifies any infringements, using advanced algorithms and AI techniques, giving you peace of mind

easy to use interface

Navigate with ease & keep track of your music on Monitored DSPs.

reliable & trustworthy

You can confidently rely on TCAT for your critical tasks

affordable

Budget-friendly pricing, ensuring accessibility for all Rightsholders & Artists

Scalable

TCAT grows with you, adapting to your needs & supporting you every step!

Who can benefit from TCAT?

Who can benefit from TCAT?

Protect your music, protect your future

Record labels & Music distribution platforms

TCAT Protect is the ultimate tool for music labels with large and diverse catalogs. It can help you track and optimise your music assets with ease. No matter how many songs you have, TCAT Protect can handle them all.

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Musicians, Composers & Music Producers

TCAT Protect helps musicians protect their music and get paid. The software detects unauthorised use of your tracks and gives you reports on potential infringements helping you optimise your music and your revenue.

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Institutional Investors investing in music rights

TCAT Protect is a powerful tool for institutional investors to be deployed as part of the due diligence process of acquiring catalog. Post acquisition, it can be used to protect their music assets and maximise their portfolio performance and revenue.

TCAT Protect is a powerful tool for institutional investors to be deployed as part of the due diligence process of acquiring catalog. Post acquisition, it can be used to protect their music assets and maximise their portfolio performance and revenue.

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Legal professionals specialising in intellectual property

TCAT Protect can help legal professionals specialising in intellectual property to deliver high-quality, data driven and cost effective legal solutions to their clients in the music industry.

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Ready to take the next step?

Ready to take the next step?

Choose TCAT Protect today and join the ranks of delighted artists and rights holders who have witnessed their music be successfully safeguarded and their revenue streams optimised.

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features with the Free 14 day Trial!

BRONZE

To access the free Bronze Plan, you must first complete the 14 day trial. Following the trial, on day 15, you will automatically transition to the Bronze Plan at no cost!

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1 User login

Up to a maximum of 10 tracks

Continuous monitoring in real-time

Support via email only

Training via FAQs

For small teams

SILVER

£80

+VAT

Monthly

Buy Now

Protects your music

Maximise your revenue streams

pro subscription

1 User login

Up to a maximum of 50 tracks

Continuous monitoring in real-time

View streaming territories

Training via FAQs

For SMEs

GOLD

Powerful admin tools, integrations, and collaboration features for your organisation.

£320

+VAT

Monthly

Buy Now

Protects your music

Maximise your revenue streams

pro subscription

2 User logins

Up to a maximum 250 tracks

Continuous monitoring in real-time

Catalogue search

Match search

Assisted bulk upload

Choose your currency

GBP

Billed per month

Billed annually

Enjoy the benefits of all the Gold Plan
features with the Free 14 day Trial!

BRONZE

To access the free Bronze Plan, you must first complete the 14 day trial. Following the trial, on day 15, you will automatically transition to the Bronze Plan at no cost!

Start your 14 day Trial Now

1 User login

Up to a maximum of 10 tracks

Continuous monitoring in real-time

Support via email only

Training via FAQs

For small teams

SILVER

£80

+VAT

Monthly

Buy Now

Protects your music

Maximise your revenue streams

pro subscription

1 User login

Up to a maximum of 50 tracks

Continuous monitoring in real-time

View streaming territories

Training via FAQs

For SMEs

GOLD

Powerful admin tools, integrations, and collaboration features for your organisation.

£320

+VAT

Monthly

Buy Now

Protects your music

Maximise your revenue streams

pro subscription

2 User logins

Up to a maximum 250 tracks

Continuous monitoring in real-time

Catalogue search

Match search

Assisted bulk upload

Choose your currency

GBP

Billed per month

Billed annually

Enjoy the benefits of all the Gold Plan
features with the Free 14 day Trial!

BRONZE

To access the free Bronze Plan, you must first complete the 14 day trial. Following the trial, on day 15, you will automatically transition to the Bronze Plan at no cost!

Start your 14 day Trial Now

1 User login

Up to a maximum of 10 tracks

Continuous monitoring in real-time

Support via email only

Training via FAQs

For small teams

SILVER

£80

+VAT

Monthly

Buy Now

Protects your music

Maximise your revenue streams

pro subscription

1 User login

Up to a maximum of 50 tracks

Continuous monitoring in real-time

View streaming territories

Training via FAQs

For SMEs

GOLD

Powerful admin tools, integrations, and collaboration features for your organisation.

£320

+VAT

Monthly

Buy Now

Protects your music

Maximise your revenue streams

pro subscription

2 User logins

Up to a maximum 250 tracks

Continuous monitoring in real-time

Catalogue search

Match search

Assisted bulk upload

For large organisations

tcat protect - enterprise

Powerful admin tools, integrations, and collaboration features tailored to your organisations needs.

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Loved by our users everywhere

Loved by our users everywhere

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Our Case Studies

Discover how our tool helped our users!

Major Distributor

The brief:

We utilised TCAT Protect fingerprinting technology, coupled with TCAT Insight's Metadata scans, to identify potential infringements on DSPs. Working with one of the world's top 50 Artists.


The results based on 65 tracks checked:

  • Spotify 32

  • Apple Music 24

  • Deezer 23

  • Napster 22

  • Amazon Music 18


TCAT Protect detected revenue lost:

$152,359* estimate valuation


*Estimated lifetime valuation of tracks in revenue lost based on Spotify's popularity and when they were first crawled by TCAT Protect.


The outcome:
TCAT scanned Spotify first to identify potential infringements with a popularity of over 20. Thereafter same tracks were identified on other DSPs.


Get in touch to find out how TCAT Protect can help you!



Major Distributor

The brief:

We utilised TCAT Protect fingerprinting technology, coupled with TCAT Insight's Metadata scans, to identify potential infringements on DSPs. Working with one of the world's top 50 Artists.


The results based on 65 tracks checked:

  • Spotify 32

  • Apple Music 24

  • Deezer 23

  • Napster 22

  • Amazon Music 18


TCAT Protect detected revenue lost:

$152,359* estimate valuation


*Estimated lifetime valuation of tracks in revenue lost based on Spotify's popularity and when they were first crawled by TCAT Protect.


The outcome:
TCAT scanned Spotify first to identify potential infringements with a popularity of over 20. Thereafter same tracks were identified on other DSPs.


Get in touch to find out how TCAT Protect can help you!



Other services TCAT offer

tcat sentinel

Sentinel Street Date: Ensures that your releases (albums) are live in all of the designated territories on legitimate streaming platforms, as well as those that are live on other territories that need to be taken down. This covers new releases from release date and audits of existing catalog.

Sentinel Migration Audit: Following a change of distributor, provides additional checks to help assure that earnings, popularity and traction are maintained as old product comes down and after the new product are delivered.


Sentinel Territory Audit: Designed to deliver a comprehensive footprint of the territorial availability of product, on Monitored DSPs.

TCAT insight

Insight Publisher: Covers identification service detects covers of tracks via a combination of metadata matching and AI-based audio analysis, to maximise a client’s revenue through detection of covers potentially missing in royalty reports.

 

Insight Metadata Scanning: Using a combination of metadata scans with advanced audio analysis techniques, to identify sped up and slowed down audio.

TCAT consult

The TCAT team offers the

flexibility to discuss and tailor bespoke project requirements, with pricing determined on a per-project basis. This allows clients to address specific needs and challenges in their business.

Free Trial

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FREE for 14 days for a limited period only!

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What is TCAT?

What is TCAT?

TCAT is a global music innovation company that helps music creators and publishers get paid for their work.


"In the Dynamic world of music, where every note carries the essence of its creator. TCAT (To Catch A Thief) emerges as the vanguard of integrity and fairness. By employing advanced music fingerprinting, metadata scrutiny and artificial intelligence. TCAT stands guard against piracy, ensuring artists receive due recognition and compensation."


TCAT (To Catch A Thief) - Defending Creativity with Technology. Empowering artists with integrity.


Want to know where it all started with TCAT Protect? View our short demo to find out!

FAQs

FAQs

  1. General FAQs: Please view the product demonstration video, which you can find in the above 'TCAT Protect The Solution' section.

  1. General FAQs : Please view the product demonstration video, which you can find on above TCAT Protect The Solution section.

Do you have a short demo to show quickly how to use the product?

What is TCAT Protect?

How does TCAT Protect work?

What platforms are being searched?

How can I use TCAT Protect data?

How much does TCAT cost?

Can I have a free trial of TCAT Protect?

Can I change my subscription plan?

Can I pay extra to monitor more tracks?

How can I cancel my subscription?

Do you store my debit or credit card data?

How do I add someone to my team? Can I have multiple staff member accounts?

How do I edit permissions for my team members?

What features are available for each TCAT Protect?

Do you have a short demo to show quickly how to use the product?

What is TCAT Protect?

How does TCAT Protect work?

What platforms are being searched?

How can I use TCAT Protect data?

How much does TCAT cost?

Can I have a free trial of TCAT Protect?

Can I change my subscription plan?

Can I pay extra to monitor more tracks?

How can I cancel my subscription?

Do you store my debit or credit card data?

How do I add someone to my team? Can I have multiple staff member accounts?

How do I edit permissions for my team members?

What features are available for each TCAT Protect?

  1. Dashboard Screen FAQs

How do I upload a track? Can I upload tracks in bulk?

What is the best format for uploading an audio file for matching?

What is metadata?

Can I change the metadata associated with a track after upload?

Do I need to fill out all the metadata fields when uploading tracks? What happens if I don’t?

How do I upload a track? Can I upload tracks in bulk?

What is the best format for uploading an audio file for matching?

What is metadata?

Can I change the metadata associated with a track after upload?

Do I need to fill out all the metadata fields when uploading tracks? What happens if I don’t?

  1. Catalogue Screen FAQs

How do I know if a track in my catalogue is/isn’t monitored? How do I change this?

Is there a minimum period for monitoring a track?

What does “Active” mean on the Status column?

Can I change the columns in the table?

What does ISRC mean?

What does UPC mean?

My tracks have more than one ISRC associated with it, can I add them to the system?

My track features on multiple releases, can I add all of the official UPC's that my track appears on?

How do I know if a track in my catalogue is/isn’t monitored? How do I change this?

Is there a minimum period for monitoring a track?

What does “Active” mean on the Status column?

Can I change the columns in the table?

What does ISRC mean?

What does UPC mean?

My tracks have more than one ISRC associated with it, can I add them to the system?

My track features on multiple releases, can I add all of the official UPC's that my track appears on?

  1. Matches Screen FAQs

Can I change the columns in the table?

What does the store column mean?

What does “Active” mean on the Status column?

Where do I see all the matches and how do I give them a case status?

What do the different risk ratings mean and how are they calculated?

Why has TCAT flagged some of my official tracks found on stores with a Risk Rating of High?

Why don't I see an ISRC code listed on all digital stores (“DSP’s)?

Why don't I see an UPC listed on some digital stores?

Why is the Pline string blank on some digital stores?

How soon will I see the first matched appearing after uploading a track for monitoring?

How can I search all my matches for a specific track?

If I upload a re-recorded version of a track, will TCAT match the original version?

If I delete a track from my catalogue/make it inactive, will it delete the matches too?

Does TCAT work for multiple genres of music - pop, rock, classical, dance etc?

How do I issue a takedown notice to: Spotify, iTunes / Apple Music, Deezer, Napster or Amazon Music?

Can I change the columns in the table?

What does the store column mean?

What does “Active” mean on the Status column?

Where do I see all the matches and how do I give them a case status?

What do the different risk ratings mean and how are they calculated?

Why has TCAT flagged some of my official tracks found on stores with a Risk Rating of High?

Why don't I see an ISRC code listed on all digital stores (“DSP’s)?

Why don't I see an UPC listed on some digital stores?

Why is the Pline string blank on some digital stores?

How soon will I see the first matched appearing after uploading a track for monitoring?

How can I search all my matches for a specific track?

If I upload a re-recorded version of a track, will TCAT match the original version?

If I delete a track from my catalogue/make it inactive, will it delete the matches too?

Does TCAT work for multiple genres of music - pop, rock, classical, dance etc?

How do I issue a takedown notice to: Spotify, iTunes / Apple Music, Deezer, Napster or Amazon Music?

  1. Reports, Exports and Store Search Screen FAQs

Can pre-approved catalogs be filtered out of results to reduce the amount of results we are getting?

How can I export the matches that have been made by TCAT?

What is a Store Search screen?

Can pre-approved catalogs be filtered out of results to reduce the amount of results we are getting?

How can I export the matches that have been made by TCAT?

What is a Store Search screen?

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C/O Tughans Llp

The Ewart

3 Bedford Square

Belfast

Northern Ireland BT2 7EP

Contact

0208 741 6218

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Copyright 2024 TCAT | All Rights Reserved | Company Number NI669086 | Registered Office: Northern Ireland | Designed and Developed by The Visual Safari

More questions?

Contact our sales team

Address

C/O Tughans Llp

The Ewart

3 Bedford Square

Belfast

Northern Ireland BT2 7EP

Contact

0208 741 6218

Follow us

Need help?

Get in touch

Copyright 2024 TCAT | All Rights Reserved | Company Number NI669086 | Registered Office: Northern Ireland | Designed and Developed by The Visual Safari