A software and/or hardware facility that can be used by content owners to assert ownership of content so that copyright friendly websites and services can take action against copyright piracy effectively, efficiently and is scalable is disclosed. The facility makes available to all content owners watermarking/fingerprinting technology so an identifier (e.g., a unique code) can be embedded in the content (e.g., video/audio portion of each video content asset). The facility utilizes blockchain technology to add information related to each unique identifier in a database and allows an authorized user (e.g., the owner) to update the information through a blockchain transaction.

Systems and devices to account for automated conditional payments from within an NFT platform to maintain resources including (but not limited to) computer systems and/or sources of data relied upon by the platform are disclosed. One embodiment is a system that includes a paying module and a bounty hunting module. The paying module generates an agreement, the agreement including terms of the performance of service. The bounty hunting module performs steps for ensuring the service is performed. The bounty hunting module obtains publicly verifiable evidence related to the performance of service. The bounty hunting module generates an assertion including the publicly verifiable evidence and a reference to a public key. The bounty hunting module posts the assertion to an immutable ledger entry. The bounty hunting module obtains payment based on validity of the assertion, wherein the assertion is valid when the assertion is determined to be true.

Blockchain systems and methods for digital ratings and secured sales of digital works of art are provided. The systems include a platform for posting art, an interface, an auction module, and an artificial intelligence unit. The platform enables artists to post digital works of art on their personal pages. The interface enables users to become followers of the digital works of art and post likes for the digital works of art, and the platform assigns a monetary value to the like. The auction module enables users to bid on the digital works of art. Each digital work of art is assigned a purchase price equal to the monetary value assigned to the like multiplied by the number of likes for the first digital work of art. When a user offers the purchase price the auction module transfers payment to the first artist and the first work of art to the user. All payments may be stored in a blockchain. An artificial intelligence unit provides robust digital security and learns features of the digital works of art to prevent unauthorized copying.

A service providing method of the present invention includes receiving sound source information on a sound source to be registered to the music platform and issuing a blockchain-based NFT that represents an ownership for the sound source; receiving a request for using a service related to the sound source registered to the music platform from at least one at least one service use terminal connected to the blockchain-based network; and in response to the received request, providing a service related to the sound source based on the blockchain-based NFT issued in advance for the sound source to the at least one service use terminal.

A software and/or hardware facility that can be used by content owners to assert ownership of content so that copyright friendly websites and services can take action against copyright piracy effectively, efficiently and is scalable is disclosed. The facility makes available to all content owners watermarking/fingerprinting technology so an identifier (e.g., a unique code) can be embedded in the content (e.g., video/audio portion of each video content asset). The facility utilizes blockchain technology to add information related to each unique identifier in a database and allows an authorized user (e.g., the owner) to update the information through a blockchain transaction.

An example operation may include one or more of storing, within a blockchain, a request comprising an identifier of content and a value of a user who created the content, detecting consumption of a reusable instance of the content by a second user, designating fractional values of the content to the first and second users based on the detected consumption of the reusable instance, and storing, within the blockchain, a second request comprising an identifier of the reusable instance of the content, identifiers of the first and second users, and the designated fractional values of the content to the first and second users.

A method and system for generating an augmented reality image includes a kiosk and mobile computing device executing an application for interacting with the kiosk. The kiosk switches from a first set of images to a second set of image when the mobile computing device is proximate to the kiosk. A user selects one of the second set of images and the mobile computing device receives an augmented reality image according to the user selection. The mobile computing device combines the augmented reality image with a live image from a camera of the mobile computing device.

A method and a device for processing a multimedia file are provided. In some embodiments, for a multimedia file to be processed, encoding information of the multimedia file is acquired, and some of the encoding information is selected as the encoding information to be encrypted. The encoding information to be encrypted is encrypted. New encoding information is formed by the encrypted encoding information and the unencrypted encoding information, and the new encoding information is encoded to obtain the encoded multimedia file. With the solutions, copyrights of the multimedia file can be protected better.

A system and method for operating a cryptocurrency, including generating, by first computing devices, raw data sets representative of activities performed by respective users while each of the users is using the Internet. A second computing device may determine an aggregate data value of at least a portion of an aggregate of the raw data sets. The at least a portion of the aggregate of the raw data sets being received from the users who contribute that portion of the raw data sets, the contributing users being data contributors. A basis value of a cryptocurrency as a function of the aggregate data value may be established. Total quantity of the cryptocurrency in circulation may be regulated as a function of the aggregate data value.

A manufacturing system for securely and remotely manufacturing a three-dimensional (3D) object can include the mechanical processing machine, a security module, and a system server. The mechanical processing machine can be configured to manufacture the 3D object. The security module can be configured to transmit the machine instructions to the mechanical processing machine. The system server can include a processor, a memory, and a marketplace subsystem. The memory can have a tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium with processer-executable instructions stored thereon. The marketplace can include a content creator module and a user module. The content creator module can be configured to receive and store at least one of 3D object data, interfacing settings, the machine instructions, and combinations thereof. The mechanical processing machine does not receive the 3D object data.