MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641048400 A) filed by Sona College Of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, on April 16, for 'a system and method for ai-based attribution and blockchain-enforced royalty distribution of digital artworks.'
Inventor(s) include Pournima S; Sindhudaranya B; Pranesh Kanagaraj; Sudharshinee Shanmugam Kalaiselvi; Tanushree Thirunavukkarasu Bhuvaneshwari; Subash Chandra Bose Saravana; Vaishnavi Mahendran; and Thiruvelan Chandramohan.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated digital art has raised concerns over copyright ownership, ethical royalty distribution, and fair compensation for artists. This paper proposes an AI-driven framework leveraging blockchain-based smart contracts, Explainable AI (XAI), and fairness-aware machine learning models to create an equitable digital art royalty system. By integrating digital watermarking, provenance tracking, and automated royalty payment mechanisms, we ensure that artists receive fair recognition and compensation. The proposed framework utilizes decentralized blockchain networks to ensure tamper-proof ownership records and transparent, real-time royalty transactions."
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