Initiatives and Projects

The Internet has opened the doors of the world to those who are now simply called 'content creators'. From established artistic forms such as illustration, music and books, new forms of cultural sharing have spread within a few years thanks to next-generation video and content. User-generated content (UGC) generates a turnover of billions of dollars a year. However, the rights of content creators are less and less protected. From misuse of material to economic exploitation without compensation, how have UGC platforms handled these issues?

Sebastian Zdrojewski, Director and Founder of Rights Chain guest at the Vision event organised by Timenet S.R.L., ISP and VoIP provider in Empoli (Italy). The topics covered? IoT, Blockchain technology applications and Cybersecurity.

Management of digital biological data: Rights Chain guest of Accredia during the conference "Biobanks: treatment and management of data and logistics". Sebastian Zdrojewski, Director of Rights Chain, spoke about complexity and criticality of digital data storage and advantages in the adoption of UNI EN ISO 20387. Among the topics covered were new technologies, digital signature systems and blockchain as valid solutions for data tracking, protection and verification.

On November 22nd, 2019, Rights Chain took part in an ESOF2020 event held in Trieste (Italy) about accessibility for the impaired. In the speech dedicated to new technologies, we held a talk about blockchain and how this technology could be of help to the public health system.

We had the pleasure of actively participating to the 2018 edition of CopyCamp in Warsaw. During a panel we talked about fundamentals of blockchain technology and its possible use in copyright related matters. Hopefully, killing some myths about it.

Fumettopolis is a local italian event dedicated to self produced authors and artists, held every month in the city of Novara. This article describes the Rights Chain initiative and its mission.

Rights Chain had the opportunity to participate in the meeting organised in the Lombardy Region (Italy) by FIPI and bring its point of view to the meeting with the President of the Industry Commission in which the issues impacting on the world of entertainment were outlined.