Graham George Linehan (; born May 1968) is an Irish comedy writer and anti-transgender activist. He created or co-created the sitcoms Father Ted (1995–1998), Black Books (2000–2004), The IT Crowd (200
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 0x9a6e6bb5dfb502e6a65d15b46048cfc9c1a9b5d6276c2a7d1a6135a841700c81. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953907 (2026-06-16T07:39:24Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/16474bcc-842b-4697-8c8b-a4f63acc0e1d.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/16474bcc-842b-4697-8c8b-a4f63acc0e1d.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
Tough Crowd [How I made and lost a career in comedy (Unabridged)]