Japanese electronics giant Sony has developed a new blockchain-based digital rights management system that may see commercial rollout.
According to a press release from the firm Monday, the system will help manage copyright-related information for digital content, citing educational content as a prime use case. The firm states that, with content rights management currently largely being carried out manually by industry organizations or the creators themselves, its new system is designed to make that process more efficient.
Using the platform, participants will be able to share and verify information such as date and time of creation, and the author's details. It will also automatically verify the rights generation of a piece of written works, the firm adds.