Robert Caldwell Hicks (July 21, 1933 – August 16, 2024) was a Grammy Award-winning American bluegrass fiddler and musician with more than fifty years of experience. He was inducted into the Internatio
1. Compute SHA-256 of OTSCanonicalRecord value → must equal OTSHash 2. Open OTSProofURL → extract Bitcoin block number → must equal OTSBitcoinBlock 3. GET OTSBitcoinBlockVerifyURL → returns the Bitcoin block hash at height OTSBitcoinBlock; GET https://blockstream.info/api/block/{that hash} → its timestamp must match OTSTimestamp 4. Read CopyrightID inside OTSCanonicalRecord → must equal the CopyrightID above 5. GET OTSVerificationAPI → pre-computed 6-check result from server 6. If all match: this entity was registered on CopyrightChains at OTSTimestamp, independently verifiable on Bitcoin Note: an OTS proof may carry multiple Bitcoin attestations; OTSBitcoinBlock is the earliest confirmed one — a later attestation inside the proof corroborates it and is not a mismatch
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x24b98be862a5046c5e82042ecff22c64bfd90aefe71467693a48f24721e0eabc. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953407 (2026-06-12T19:24:56Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/4be12934-5f16-4fef-9db1-8083bd7e18a6.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/4be12934-5f16-4fef-9db1-8083bd7e18a6.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
1. Confirm isrcCode identifies the recording in the pre-2022 source corpus and cc-db-prod record 2. GET OTSVerificationAPI → server-side canonical-record, hash, and attestation checks must pass 3. GET OTSBitcoinBlockVerifyURL → returns the Bitcoin block hash at height OTSBitcoinBlock; GET https://blockstream.info/api/block/{that hash} → its timestamp must match OTSTimestamp 4. Confirm CopyrightID is the CopyrightChains transaction hash 5. If all match: the cc-db-prod record is independently anchored on Bitcoin at OTSTimestamp Note: an OTS proof may carry multiple Bitcoin attestations; OTSBitcoinBlock is the earliest confirmed one — a later attestation inside the proof corroborates it and is not a mismatch
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x6de346eb9bc0ad40338179bbf93b72f034d40d6705c66ef381543490675df362. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958234 (2026-07-16T03:46:09Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USRO29841601.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x8e3cac3fd55dfa0c237cc14dee6009063441c3d14ebceb09312d8217da2e7d20. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956634 (2026-07-04T10:04:33Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USRO29841610.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xe1d0caa7db22995ffd49b0f98099c09be21fe12fbcbbff4fa221efb1cb1f38e7. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956302 (2026-07-02T03:30:09Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USRO28216410.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x7dd67a1bff338198fe40b3231ab646ceff91186bc2124a0d3ed2a8b94905108e. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956304 (2026-07-02T03:55:08Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USRO28521011.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x2676b65f9f1e42784e557deea922097ba2f9610c211b0f8ad377d41ee05c6c11. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956304 (2026-07-02T03:55:08Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USRO28216411.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xed1b2dbaafca2122140c979a55da5402bb5b6b989bc526824baa153369577174. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956889 (2026-07-06T06:56:49Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USRO28521007.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x643753b383b9c6660b05e4ec429312309f7e88c1d64daa22a9fa4d620fce1397. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 959128 (2026-07-22T12:33:25Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USRO28521010.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x14ea154ec290e504fe655a5e292da4627a253fb0546811af61b8326af1c00ff8. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960106 (2026-07-29T12:41:21Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USRO28521008.
The Bluegrass Album, Vol. 3: California Connection
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x1ae05434a672a3d1a405c28b1e9a9a84e587dfbeca766b7708f6d65b7aa4f989. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956304 (2026-07-02T03:55:08Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USRO28518002.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xdf37050d16af7bbb0c63a2d3f16b9874a0a8297253e031c8e88ed3c548c8238b. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953520 (2026-06-13T13:32:09Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USRO28518005.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xb00adf41746bb7fcd090d193d6e1b2d75838cfca544b726c20a1a6f25e0cba6f. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956304 (2026-07-02T03:55:08Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USRO28518006.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xe093c7a1d1782412c8ba1f6d63fc14b7db0647b3e2b4ec1015bcee29ad8c53a2. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953515 (2026-06-13T12:53:06Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USRO28518007.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xe1b8ff9a55de1d8f798e59ac59cb66c28117065a2f1f1d0b0db1dcc179b0866a. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956304 (2026-07-02T03:55:08Z), registered by our registry partner. The server verifies the private canonical record against OTSHash without exposing internal provider keys. Confirm the public ISRC, CopyrightID, and Bitcoin evidence via https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/track/USRO28518008.