Donald J. Byrd is a poet, sound artist, and Professor of English at the State University of New York at Albany. His work is generally in the fields of literary analysis and information theory. In
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
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x28dd4a5f15e8e497c2610c2e875fa0732d1c234bcfa9d8e17ac52b0b8fa8b5ea. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 954013 (2026-06-16T22:27:01Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/34e2b058-301a-4039-8c4d-c05482a39425.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/34e2b058-301a-4039-8c4d-c05482a39425.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
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xee83e951414a67e60db3e590ea9539a0444e337d3afa683a9ee8e3bc8fbd3f02. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957118 (2026-07-08T03:20:19Z), 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/USSM11401631.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x15c955c33a3d2b8704787283159814199a30804d9642bde5e15b920bdf8eab98. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957120 (2026-07-08T03:22:41Z), 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/USSM11401633.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x60803a83a10b0cb95dcd4c323f642fbd590da0b193990cdf37d49f95d041bb68. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 957120 (2026-07-08T03:22:41Z), 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/USSM11401763.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xf6e17d97f754c33dd5af4c84d2e841c8bb7f49a0b2247ed2328a0daa9bdffe23. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960218 (2026-07-30T06:57:05Z), 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/USSM11401629.
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
Over the Rainbow (From "The Wizard of Oz")
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x07e77ed1e80587c172e91a926854ed316360ca49a4ba6f468cf463fc0c5e9edd. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960284 (2026-07-30T17:23:26Z), 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/USSM11401630.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x8b10427684ec340ac443c43ea70bad5c8f471cdfac51472e216a1343cd3d60a8. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960403 (2026-07-31T13:04:34Z), 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/USSM11401632.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x05d0f83e251c6cebfcf942ba6c3f0e5131feca62d42ae6055323643f2216d22c. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 960222 (2026-07-30T07:48:45Z), 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/USSM11701418.