1. February 3, 2017
Group 11
Abdullah Alrashid
Nick Kirby
Dima Perkis
Ryan Steeb

2. The Problem? Copyright Enforcement
It’s Spiraling Out of Control!!!
Unauthorized Reproduction of Work on Web
1000’s of Copies Distributed w/o Royalty Payment
Unauthorized Reproduction of Work on Web
Digital Creative Work Authored
US Copyright Registered
Work Published on Social Media

3. Copyright of the future?
Current cost to register copyright in US : $35-$55
Cost to use Blockai: FREE
Blockai securely timestamps claims on the Bitcoin Blockchain
Use open source “proof verification tool” to verify copyright claim

4. Blockai has a solution The World Wide Web! Register “Art”
Scour the Web
Stolen Art
Stolen Art
Stolen Art
Stolen Art
Stolen Art
Stolen Art
Stolen Art
Bitcoin Blockchain Records
Stolen Art
Stolen Art
Find Infringement
Stolen Art
Dima knows who to Sue
Stolen Art

5. How does blockai make money?
$572 of seed capital in 2016
They do not currently make money – no concrete monetization plans
If they become standard copyright tool, they hope to take “fair share” of artists’ profit
Source: Crunchbase; blockai FAQ

6. Dima’s blockai copyright
So… does this protect his claim?
Short answer: NO
Long answer: Maybe at some point in the future, but artists must register with copyright office in US to win money in a law suit.
Also, it didn’t work (or it wasn’t clear)… Dima was never notified that Ryan tweeted his art.