Time-stamping Service Provider (TSSP) is an electronic business concept built on top of timestamping service. Business enterprises, non-profit organizations or professional bodies could consider adopting the TSSP business model to provide timestamping service, together with all kinds of value-added services, to unique user communities. With their specialized knowledge in various business sectors and professional communities, TSSPs serve as a bridge between the users (individuals and companies) and the Time-stamping Authority. TSSPs would provide a convenient, friendly and multi-function platform for their end users. And ec-protect is a tailor-made TSSP that provides protection of intellectual proporties.
The intellectual property protection function of timestamping is not limited to the above scenarios. The project team envisages enormous demand and business opportunities in the areas of protecting academic thesis, student assignments, computer program codes, professional and amateur video and photographic production, cartoons, animation, product design, marketing ideas, advertisement themes, and all sorts of creative businesses. Most ideally, the TSSP concept should best be implemented and operated by esteemed members, consortiums, trade federations, or facilitation groups within the corresponding sectors.