LegalFans is a platform designed to help creators and agencies protect their content from unauthorized leaks. It automates the detection of stolen media and facilitates legal takedown actions, ensuring that creators retain control over their work.
Project Type
Product Design
Year
2024
Type
Content Management
Duration
3 months
Contribution
UX/UI Designer
Company
Existek
OVERVIEW
The Growing Issue of Content Leaks
With the rise of digital content platforms, content theft has become widespread. Many websites profit from distributing stolen material, making it difficult for creators to protect their work.
EMPATHIZE
Discovery
Unauthorized leaks of content lead to financial loss, emotional distress, and reputational damage for creators. Many existing solutions are ineffective, requiring creators to manually track and report stolen content, which is time-consuming and often ignored by violators.
User Research
LegalFans serves three key user groups:
Content Creators & Agencies – Protect their content and revenue.
Operators – Validate content matches to ensure accuracy.
Lawyers – Initiate and execute takedown actions.
Key Insights
Automation is essential to reduce creator workload.
Legal enforcement must be integrated into the solution.
A secure, ethical approach is necessary for user trust.
DEFINE
Problem Statement
How might we provide creators with an efficient, automated solution to detect, validate, and remove leaked content while ensuring legal enforcement?
Challenges
Manual content reporting is time-consuming.
Websites often ignore individual takedown requests.
Creators have limited resources for legal enforcement.
Solution
Automated system that identifies stolen content, validates it, and ensures takedown actions are legally enforced.
This eliminates the burden on creators and improves enforcement efficiency.
Goals
Protect her content and revenue from unauthorized distribution.
Find an easy, automated way to detect and remove leaked content.
Maintain control over her brand and digital presence.
Frustrations
Manual takedown processes are slow and ineffective.
Many websites ignore her removal requests.
Emma feels vulnerable and lacks legal resources to fight back.
How LegalFans Helps
Automatically scans and detects unauthorized use of her content.
Provides a seamless way to initiate legal takedown requests.
Gives her peace of mind by handling the enforcement process.
IDEATE
Possible Solutions
AI-Powered Detection: Using machine learning to match content with leaked copies.
Operator Validation: Human review to eliminate false positives.
Legal Automation: Streamlining lawyer actions for quicker takedown requests.
User-Friendly Dashboard: Providing creators with transparency and control over their cases.
Chosen Approach
A hybrid system combining AI detection, human validation, and automated legal enforcement to maximize efficiency and success rates.
PROTOTYPE
Design & Development
Wireframing & User Flow
We started with low-fidelity wireframes to map the user journey. Early iterations focused on simplicity, ensuring non-technical users could navigate the system effortlessly.
UX/UI Decisions
LegalFans serves three key user groups:
Minimalist Dashboard – Users see real-time leak status at a glance.
Guided Setup – Step-by-step onboarding simplifies account linking.
Clear Reporting – Users receive updates on takedown progress.
LegalFans serves three key user groups:
AI-Powered Image Matching – Compares OnlyFans media with web content.
Secure Authentication – Protects user data with end-to-end encryption.
Automated Legal Pipeline – Connects operators and lawyers efficiently.
Creator High-Level User Flow
User Logs In
Links OF Account
Browser Extension
Leaks Scanning
Manual Validation
Legal Takedown
Leaks Removal
Overall User Flow
VIEW FULL IMAGEWireframes
TEST
User Adoption & Feedback
Challenges & Solutions
False Positives – Introduced human validation to improve accuracy.
Legal Compliance – Partnered with experts to handle jurisdictional complexities.
Scalability – Optimized search algorithms for high-volume detection.
Success Metrics
Over 10,000 leaks detected in the first 6 months.
80%+ successful takedown rate.
95% user satisfaction score.
Lessons Learned
A balance between automation and human validation is crucial.
Legal processes vary across jurisdictions, requiring adaptable strategies.
Transparent communication with users builds trust and engagement.
Creator View
Statistics
Simple dashboard that allows creators and agencies view basic information about their content status.
Magic Vault
The place for all content from where creators can add and manage it.
Leaks & Keyword Search
View of one particular leak and a place to find specific keywords.
My Platforms
Along with My Camsites and My Socials, My Platforms allows content creators to add places to manage by admins.
My Account
Personal page for every creator with ability to upgrade their subscription.
Extension
The simple process allows user to create a whole clinic management flow or just to set an individual practitioner cabinet work
Admin Panel
Uploads
Leaks
Documents
Comparison (Operator)
REFINE
Next Steps & Future Enhancements
Enhanced AI detection for even greater accuracy.
Expansion to other platforms.
Faster legal processing with more automation.
CONCLUSION
LegalFans is a game-changer in digital rights protection, providing a seamless, automated, and legally enforced solution for content creators. This case study highlights the impact of Design Thinking in solving real-world problems through empathy, ideation, prototyping, and iterative testing.
