Copyright law has always required proof. The question is what kind of proof courts actually accept — and whether you have it when it matters.
If your song is ever challenged, what matters isn't what you know — it's what you can prove.
If your song is used without permission, what you can prove matters more than what you believe is fair.
Out of roughly 177 countries, only about 24 allow statutory / fixed damages for copyright infringement. In most of the world, a creator who gets infringed must prove actual financial losses — which is notoriously difficult and expensive.
You can secure that proof in seconds.
The question then becomes — will that proof actually hold up when it's challenged?
That question is already being answered.
Legislatures and courts in North America and Europe have formally recognized blockchain-preserved records as admissible evidence.
AZ Factory v. Valeria Moda
Tribunal Judiciaire de MarseilleAZ Factory anchored cryptographic hashes of its original designs onto the Bitcoin blockchain in 2021. When infringement occurred, those timestamps became central evidence. The court accepted the blockchain timestamp reports as valid proof of copyright ownership — ruling that the date recorded on the blockchain was the date that mattered.
United States — Vermont
12 V.S.A. §1913 — First state to recognize blockchain records as presumed authentic and self-authenticating under Vermont Rules of Evidence.
United States — Arizona, Ohio, Delaware
Enacted legislation recognizing blockchain records and signatures as valid legal instruments.
United States — Illinois
Blockchain Technology Act explicitly deems records generated via blockchain admissible as evidence in legal proceedings.
France — Tribunal Judiciaire de Marseille
AZ Factory v. Valeria Moda (RG No. 23/00046) — Court accepted blockchain timestamps as valid proof of copyright ownership. First such decision in French and European law.
Latin America
No verified, citable ruling yet specifically validating blockchain timestamps as copyright evidence. Brazilian law allows alternative proof of authorship; several countries are developing digital evidence frameworks.
Traditional formats like email, messaging, or file storage can support evidence — but they rely on context and interpretation. SongProof strengthens this by creating an independent, tamper-resistant timestamp directly linked to the work itself.
The standard is clear. The only question is whether you have that proof when it matters.
Just like every shift in how evidence is recorded, this is a matter of time and adoption.
Communication has evolved — from formal letters to emails, and now to everyday tools like WhatsApp messages, DMs, Google Drive links, and even DAW file timestamps. At each step, courts have adapted, accepting these formats as evidence once their authenticity and reliability could be established.
That same shift is now happening with blockchain timestamps. Courts aren't being asked to accept something completely new — they're simply applying the same standards they already use: authenticity, integrity, and reliability.
Blockchain meets those standards in a stronger, more verifiable way — by creating a secure, tamper-resistant record of when your work actually existed.
Evidence has always evolved with communication.
This is what's next.
The Paper Era
Notarized copies, registered mail, physical deposits
Courts AcceptedThe Digital Era
Email threads, WhatsApp messages, Slack conversations
Courts AcceptedThe Blockchain Era
Immutable timestamp. Cryptographic proof. Platform-independent.
Courts Accepting Now Vermont 2016 · Illinois 2020 · France 2025SongProof doesn't replace what came before — it's what comes next.