Yes, but it doen’t suppose a problem! The important thing is who did it first and when (identity of who did it and when it was done). Every time something is registered (albeit repeated) a timestamp associated with the identity of the person who made the certification and the certified content is generated.

Musicdibs, being a tool with validity and worldwide scope, can’t know if someone has already certified something before another person in another registration system or another part of the world. As we said, that is not what is relevant, but the hability to prove in a reliable way WHO DID IT BEFORE ?. And that is what Musicdibs guarantees you.

Blockchain registers are permanent, and the duration of copyright protection is subject to the legislation of each country.

Unfortunately, registration in the name of third parties is ONLY allowed and legally recognized in the exceptional case of minors. User accounts are unipersonal and non-transferable, and may belong to persons or entities (commercial, associations, etc.).

You must bear in mind that for the registration of a creation, the identity of the person or entity to whom the ownership of those rights will be granted must first be verified, and this is only possible if that same person or entity is the one that you have opened the account on Musicdibs and verified it with your official identity document. This is precisely how possible identity theft or even property theft is avoided, since only the person or entity that registers is the one that has ownership of the creation.

We recommend that you propose to those people that they each open a Musicdibs account with their data. It is very simple!

The registration of the file generates a hash and a time stamp, where the identification data that automatically link the author with his creation is encrypted. In the event of a legal dispute, anyone can validate said code and verify that you are the original author.

Once certified, it is important not to make any changes to the original file, so as not to modify its digital trace.

You can register all types of files, the format is indifferent. And they can be both completed and partial works (in the process of creation). In this case, you will have to make successive registrations of each of the milestones that you are achieving: chapters, partial assemblies, sketches,… we will create a record of each delivery, which will also provide you with traceability in your creative process.

Registering of your script or short video in the blockchain has legal validity in the 179 signatory countries of the Berne Convention. It is an alternative, fast and reliable way to avoid plagiarism when you share it on social networks or with your friends. It is a commitment to the future, and facilitates the process of comparing different pieces and verifying the identity of their original creator.

The best way to register the co-authorship or multiple-ownership of a creation with Musicdibs is by making two records in the blockchain: one of the song (lyrics, sound recording…) and one with all the information of the authors (name and document of identity of each co-author), any information on the distribution of each co-author’s rights and the information of the song registration made previously (transaction identifier, file’s digital trace and blockchain network). Additionally, you must select the option “I want this certification to be public” in both registers.

By doing it in this way you can verify the registration of both the song and the co-authorship document and the timestamp of the records guarantees its legal validity.