Kodak shares up as it announces KODAKCoin cryptocurrency

Re:Kodak shares up as it announces KODAKCoin cryptocurrency by Psilidae on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @04:46PM (#16110437)

This is what my criticism is, as well. A few days ago I had been pondering a similar concept of a blockchain-based platform for tracking image ownership. The main blocker I encountered while thinking about it was the problem of immutability. Specifically, what happens if something is wrong?

Like, the first problem I see here is a troll just importing images from all over the Internet and claiming ownership. If something like this happens, would it be possible for the actual artist to ever regain "ownership"?

You really think someone would do that? Just go on the blockchain and tell lies?

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Re:Kodak shares up as it announces KODAKCoin cryptocurrency by em3rgent0rdr on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @05:17PM (#16110671)

If the photo was already on the internet in a server, there are already records (like the Internet Archive) to verify that it had to have been created prior. The blockchain only adds an additional proof, but can't revert some past history that some other entity can verify actually happened.

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Re:Kodak shares up as it announces KODAKCoin cryptocurrency by SmellyGeekBoy on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @11:02AM (#16115902)

Then why add the extra complexity of the blockchain at all?

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Re:Kodak shares up as it announces KODAKCoin cryptocurrency by petre on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @01:04AM (#16112867)

You may be the only one who has the original raw file and publish a scaled down or compressed jpeg version. You should still have the negative.

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