​​CommonsDB: A Foundation for Transparent Digital Rights Information

"The copyright status of digital content shared online is often unclear, hindering its reuse. To address this issue, the CommonsDB initiative, funded by the European Commission, is building a prototype registry of Public Domain and openly licensed works. To enhance legal certainty for digital content reuse, the registry will employ decentralized identifiers for consistent content and rights recognition. Today, Paul Keller (Open Future) and Sebastian Posth (Liccium) share their thoughts on CommonsDB's rationale and purpose...."