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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 0x52aa6761455bb83a817dfb8e15669af5e0ad94498a06790ad77736ab9c1a7b26. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 954065 (2026-06-17T08:10:43Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/4fa9a7db-ed21-474e-b419-15d0cfa23485.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/4fa9a7db-ed21-474e-b419-15d0cfa23485.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
Fifty Dead Men Walking (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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 0xb743ac3eaecfb1fdaf0d96cc1187fdd517e556a2ff7dd88b87fce56c547111c2. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958991 (2026-07-21T10:04:40Z), 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/SEWVB0901621.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xed87ffb003928cf1bcde0ad78d8b3c00cc6740f5048d21d77a5ad5159f1e3c30. 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/CAA311502072.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xfca015b2c5631b2e53b66bd1974760a7fcf87a03ce6dd7df90ccb273ef5402f1. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960334 (2026-07-31T02:19:15Z), 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/QMRSZ1800930.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x5b0aede5a9882e5065ef4ee46dab6ea58c51d95cf46aa92f9defc15f03087a06. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957032 (2026-07-07T11:43:09Z), 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/QMRSZ1800932.