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Thinking out loud here - but would this be a good use case for blockchain technology? The problem with visible watermarks is it detracts from the image visibil

Thinking out loud here - but would this be a good use case for blockchain technology? The problem with visible watermarks is it detracts from the image visibility. Nobody wants to look at photos or digital art pieces with huge ugly watermarks on them. Could blockchain tech help establish ownership in a way that would make watermarking obsolete? edit: cool - downvotes for asking a question. Real nice guys.

throwasehasdwi 9y ago
Probably not but I was thinking either ML or VR could help
- sly010 9y ago
  You meant AI...
  - throwaway91111 9y ago
    ML is a real thing, unlike AI. No clue where the VR came from.
    - vxNsr 9y ago
      He's trying to synergize his core competencies to get an MVP using his AR/VR play.
- kyle-rb 9y ago
  >VR Yes, yes, possibly 3D printing as well.
schoen 9y ago
The visible watermarks primarily aim to deter unauthorized use rather than to prove copyright claims or help people locate a copyright holder. If you want to prove copyright claims, there is a centralized registration system that has existed for over a century https://www.copyright.gov/registration/index.html https://www.copyright.gov/registration/index.html Locating copyright holders is a much thornier problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_works but it's not obvious that a decentralized database is more effective somehow than a centralized database.
icebraining 9y ago
cool - downvotes for asking a question. Real nice guys. I didn't downvote you, but I suspect at this point people are a bit fed up of the constant suggestions of using the Blockchain for everything.
- nxsynonym 9y ago
  Ugh - if that's the case this place is less open to discussion than I thought. I was honestly curious if it could be a possible application for a technology that people constantly complain has no use. Oh well, keep em coming. The downvotes only make me stronger ;)
  - vxNsr 9y ago
    But what's the actual implementation? Just suggesting a hot topic might have applications without specificying how isn't really starting a discussion. As other have said watermarks deter unauthorized use, they're not a proof of ownership. Don't take downvotes so personally, they're more about weeding out bad ideas from good ones than a reflection of your worth to the community, this isn't reddit where we care about karma count. If you fix up your comment instead of complaining you might see those downvotes get reversed (I've had that a number of times).
- nulagrithom 9y ago
  Also, it's applied in completely the wrong way. You don't watermark to prove ownership, you watermark to prevent unpaid use.
- isostatic 9y ago
  Has anyone suggested using blockchains for comment voting?
  - krapp 9y ago
    Probably. But if you're going to use blockchains for voting, you might as well use them for the whole thing. Every new comment, every edit, every deletion and vote. Consensus as moderation.
cakedoggie 9y ago
Oh yeah, definitely. Just like blockchain technology should be used to remove the pot holes from the road near my house, or my computer battery dying.

throwasehasdwi 9y ago

Probably not but I was thinking either ML or VR could help

sly010 9y ago
You meant AI...
- throwaway91111 9y ago
  ML is a real thing, unlike AI. No clue where the VR came from.
  - vxNsr 9y ago
    He's trying to synergize his core competencies to get an MVP using his AR/VR play.
kyle-rb 9y ago
>VR Yes, yes, possibly 3D printing as well.

schoen 9y ago

The visible watermarks primarily aim to deter unauthorized use rather than to prove copyright claims or help people locate a copyright holder. If you want to prove copyright claims, there is a centralized registration system that has existed for over a century https://www.copyright.gov/registration/index.html https://www.copyright.gov/registration/index.html Locating copyright holders is a much thornier problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_works but it's not obvious that a decentralized database is more effective somehow than a centralized database.

icebraining 9y ago

cool - downvotes for asking a question. Real nice guys. I didn't downvote you, but I suspect at this point people are a bit fed up of the constant suggestions of using the Blockchain for everything.

nxsynonym 9y ago
Ugh - if that's the case this place is less open to discussion than I thought. I was honestly curious if it could be a possible application for a technology that people constantly complain has no use. Oh well, keep em coming. The downvotes only make me stronger ;)
- vxNsr 9y ago
  But what's the actual implementation? Just suggesting a hot topic might have applications without specificying how isn't really starting a discussion. As other have said watermarks deter unauthorized use, they're not a proof of ownership. Don't take downvotes so personally, they're more about weeding out bad ideas from good ones than a reflection of your worth to the community, this isn't reddit where we care about karma count. If you fix up your comment instead of complaining you might see those downvotes get reversed (I've had that a number of times).
nulagrithom 9y ago
Also, it's applied in completely the wrong way. You don't watermark to prove ownership, you watermark to prevent unpaid use.
isostatic 9y ago
Has anyone suggested using blockchains for comment voting?
- krapp 9y ago
  Probably. But if you're going to use blockchains for voting, you might as well use them for the whole thing. Every new comment, every edit, every deletion and vote. Consensus as moderation.

cakedoggie 9y ago

Oh yeah, definitely. Just like blockchain technology should be used to remove the pot holes from the road near my house, or my computer battery dying.