cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/19676598

The copyright status of digital content shared online is often unclear, hindering its reuse. To address this issue, the CommonsDB initiative, funded by the European Commission, is building a prototype registry of Public Domain and openly licensed works. To enhance legal certainty for digital content reuse, the registry will employ decentralized identifiers for consistent content and rights recognition.

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