Proof of intellectual property using blockchain: a victory for French startup BlockchainYourIP
For the first time in Europe, the French courts have recognized the validity of evidence derived from a public blockchain in an infringement trial, validating the protocols of the startup whose technology was used, BlockchainYourIP. According to the startup, this legal innovation could be very useful for copyright protection in the face of generative AI. « Blockchain is no longer a technology of the future: today, it is becoming a pillar of digital trust… in legal and administrative processes , » enthuses William Fauchoux, founder of French startup BlockchainYourIP. The startup had set up back in 2017, with bailiff Maître Jérôme Legrain, a procedure for verifying the mathematical reliability of blockchain evidence in the event of litigation. This tool had been used by the AZ Factory company to certify its…