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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
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xff226611e870ef9944b7dc5f83f9d8fd79877e4585317837a6163aa3af7ea80e. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953610 (2026-06-14T07:58:09Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/14a85b33-d58e-49f7-bb1c-b5da01f3c149.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/14a85b33-d58e-49f7-bb1c-b5da01f3c149.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 0x19d37dc95a6ea5145dde57733e0a5e8a370da9fc1f484d4067031274fc6f0ef0. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958705 (2026-07-19T08:43:25Z), 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/GRLE19800116.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0x6c90cba6987135b326faf4507dc1bc53633869d2641943c63339aa272fdefacc. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 956725 (2026-07-05T01:12:41Z), 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/GRLE19800233.
Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xa9bac7b8d2e004fd70eb2a5302eaf6820bfd6e0d2e7a067dc0a5dfc77bd1f270. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 958480 (2026-07-18T02:58:58Z), 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/GRLE10201884.