CopyrightChain

💡 Inspiration The idea for CopyrightChain was born out of the growing problem of digital art theft. With nearly 85% of artists experiencing unauthorized use of their work, we wanted to build a solution that combines the power of blockchain, AI, and decentralized storage to give artists real ownership, global recognition, and fair compensation.

We were inspired by stories like Sarah’s—a digital artist from Vietnam who struggled to prove her work’s originality and lost income to online theft. We knew we could use tech to solve this.

🛠️ What it does CopyrightChain is a secure, end-to-end platform that:

Verifies artwork originality using AI

Stores art immutably on IPFS

Registers ownership on blockchain

Uses VNST & vBTC tokens for licensing and verification

Lets artists track, prove, and monetize their work

It’s a seamless ecosystem for artists to protect, verify, and earn from their digital creations.

🏗️ How we built it Frontend: React.js with Material UI for an intuitive user interface

Smart Contracts: Solidity, deployed locally using Hardhat

Blockchain Integration: MetaMask for user wallet interaction

Storage: IPFS + Pinata for decentralized file storage

AI Backend: Node.js and computer vision to analyze and score artwork originality

Tokens: VNST (stable token) and vBTC (virtual Bitcoin) for platform transactions

🚧 Challenges we ran into Integrating AI outputs into smart contracts in a meaningful way

Managing decentralized IPFS storage access across components

Simulating a realistic token economy in a test environment

Ensuring the UI remained intuitive despite the technical complexity underneath

🏆 Accomplishments that we're proud of Successfully built a working AI verification system tied to on-chain registration

Designed a dual-token system that reflects real-world economics

Built a full-stack dApp with end-to-end decentralization

Received great feedback during demo runs from artists and developers alike

📚 What we learned Deepened our understanding of Solidity, smart contract deployment, and gas efficiency

Learned how to train and integrate basic computer vision models for content analysis

Mastered IPFS workflows for secure and permanent file storage

Gained real-world experience building cross-functional Web3 systems

🔮 What’s next for CopyrightChain Deploying on Polygon or BNB Chain mainnet

Adding reverse image search and smarter AI art style detection

Launching a mobile app for artists on-the-go

Creating a verified NFT marketplace for licensed artwork

Partnering with legal and creative organizations for global recognition

Built With

• deploying
• express.js
• hardhat
• ipfs
• javascript
• material-ui
• metamask
• node.js
• opencv
• pinata
• react.js
• solidity
• vbtc
• vnst