Open source idea

It's a system where content creators can upload the images they create and claim its copyright. It's also a system capable of checking if an image is copyrighted or not. The images uploaded to the system will not be visible to the public, of course. It's similar to Youtube's Content ID system although the said system is open for all and is only for image contents. It is designed to be integrated into the image upload process on existing social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, etc., probably even here on devRant! Most of the time, people just download and then post (not share!) images on their own page or account to gain likes from other people without crediting the owner of the image. Some even monetize their posts!! A lot of content creators face this problem very often. Check out @forexposure_txt on Twitter and you'll probably get the idea of what I am saying. (It's funny though how some people fight over the ownership of memes. 😂) The main goal of this kind of project is to help content creators ensure that... 1) they can completely engage with his/her target audience. 2) they know all the places where his/her contents are posted assuming that he/she allowed other people to use it under a strict condition, e.g. posted or shared with a mention of his/her name and contact details. 3) no one else may use their content without credit to gain popularity (likes, favorites, shares, retweets, reblogs and other forms of social media engagements) and/or to create profit from it. Flows of the major ystem processes: A. Claim copyright for an image 0. User performs the appropriate authentication process. 1. User submits an image to the system. 2. The system checks if the image to be uploaded is not yet owned by another user. a. If true... i. The system saves the image and associates it to the user's account. ii. The system notifies the user that the upload was successful and that the user is now the holder of the uploaded image's copyright. b. If false... i. The system discards the image. ii. The system notifies the user that the upload failed and the image the user is trying to upload is an IP of another user. B. Check if no one is holding an image's copyright Note: The word 'user' in this context may pertain to a person using the web portal or to some other web service like Twitter or Facebook. 0. User performs the appropriate authentication process. 1. User submits an image /using the web portal or using the API. 2. The system checks if the image to be uploaded is not yet an IP of another user. 3. The system sends a response, which indicates if the image is copyrighted or not, back to the user. Flaws regarding the system: If there are flaws on the system that you can think of, please don't hesitate on putting it on the comment section so that everyone interested could discuss it. * I am just posting this here to give y'all some idea. I have no plans to immediately start this kind of project or immediately participate in one. Something like this should not be rushed and should be discussed thoroughly by lots of people. This is complex, big, and very costly. Probably even need some investors. Just thinking of how to quickly and efficiently match similarities between an image and a pool of other images tickles my brain. Eurgh. * I just would like to contribute something that will protect the artists and their works. They're important to our lives you know! * Please forgive me if I misused the words 'copyright' and 'IP' on this post. I am no legal expert and definitely not really a visual content creator. I know a little about software licensing though.

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