CreatorGuard establishes cryptographically-verifiable authorization at content origin. The output is a machine-ingestible W3C Verifiable Credential — not a detection score, not a watermark. A governance artifact that downstream systems act on.
These are operational failures occurring now, at scale, across AI training pipelines and content distribution infrastructure.
AI pipelines ingesting content with no machine-readable training authorization signal. Liability exposure accumulates silently with every ingestion event.
Content traverses transformation, compression, and redistribution without carrying its origin state. Chain of custody breaks. Rights claims become unprovable.
Rights declarations exist in disconnected silos — contracts, platform metadata, verbal agreements. None are machine-ingestible. None survive audit scrutiny.
No verifiable record of authorization state at time of ingestion. Disputes cannot be resolved with evidence. Enforcement workflows have no standing.
The system produces two machine-distinguishable authorization states. Structure is identical in both outputs — only the authorization values differ. Downstream systems consume the credential directly.
Each credential resolves six dimensions at issuance. Every dimension is machine-readable, schema-validated, and cryptographically bound to the content fingerprint and creator DID.
authorizationState.ai_training.authorized
Primary ingestion gate. Boolean. Hard stop or explicit authorization for AI training pipelines.
provenanceContinuityId
Immutable audit reference binding each verification event to a content fingerprint and creator DID.
authorizationState.commercial_reuse
License type and revenue-share obligations resolved at verification time, not inferred downstream.
authorizationState.jurisdictional.frameworks
Applicable legal frameworks derived from declared jurisdiction. Machine-readable for compliance gates.
authorizationState.synthetic_media.flagged
Disclosure obligation for AI-generated or significantly altered content.
governanceConfidenceScore
Fraction of governance dimensions fully resolved. 1.0 = all six dimensions declared. Not a detection probability.
Credential verification is offline and cryptographic. No network call to CreatorGuard infrastructure required.
Biometric binding at point of creation. Facial geometry, voice spectral analysis, behavioral fingerprinting. Creator identity locked to content origin via W3C DID.
SHA-256 fingerprint computed from raw content bytes. Format-agnostic — image, video, audio, document. If any byte changes, the fingerprint changes and the credential no longer matches.
Six dimensions evaluated against creator declarations. Each resolves to a machine-readable state. Policy version cgp-1.0 governs evaluation logic.
JSON-LD credential generated. Ed25519-signed. Schema resolves at creatorguard.tech/contexts/provenance/v1.json. Any standards-compliant system can ingest it without custom integration.
Any party recomputes the content fingerprint, checks it against the credential, and verifies the Ed25519 signature against the embedded public key. No dependency on CreatorGuard availability.
CreatorGuard is positioned as authorization infrastructure — not probability-based detection.
| Capability | AI Detectors | Watermarks | C2PA Standard | CreatorGuard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity Anchoring | None | None | Voluntary | Locked |
| Survives Manipulation | Low | Low | Medium | High |
| Platform Enforcement Ready | No | No | Limited | Yes |
| Legal / Audit Ready | No | No | Partial | Yes |
| AI Training Authorization | No | No | Not Primary | Primary Signal |
| Machine-Ingestible Output | No | No | Partial | W3C JSON-LD |
| Offline Verifiable | No | No | Partial | Yes |
Full architecture, claim strategy, technical models, and licensing pathways available to qualified parties under appropriate review conditions. USPTO Docket 85498 · Provisional Filed January 28, 2026.
| Technology | Operational Problem | Primary Buyer / Licensee | Layer |
|---|---|---|---|
| CreatorGuard Core Flagship | Attribution continuity, provenance governance, AI training authorization | AI platforms, media companies, cloud providers, rights organizations | Infrastructure |
| VoiceGuard Defense | Voice cloning detection, synthetic call identity misuse, real-time verification | Telecom, banking, telehealth, government, call center infrastructure | Defense |
| Enforcement Signal Layer Defense | Policy-aware content distribution, automated takedown, compliance triggers | Social platforms, content marketplaces, enterprise trust and safety teams | Defense |
| Audit Infrastructure Infrastructure | Chain-of-custody records, court-admissible digital provenance, compliance audit trails | Legal and forensic professionals, compliance teams, regulated industries | Infrastructure |
| Identity Verification Layer Infrastructure | Enterprise identity binding, verified digital ownership, platform trust architecture | Enterprise IT, identity platforms, government, academic institutions | Infrastructure |
Full architecture, claim strategy, and licensing pathways available under NDA. Contact CreatorGuard to initiate review.
Institutional Documents
Technical and institutional documents available for independent evaluation. Full integration documentation and live credential samples available under NDA.
Licensing discussions, acquisition review, and technical documentation access are available to qualified institutional parties under NDA. Requests reviewed within 5 business days.
CreatorGuard verifies declared authorization state and cryptographic continuity. It does not adjudicate copyright ownership or constitute a legal opinion on creator rights. Authorization states reflect creator declarations at time of issuance, bound to the content fingerprint recorded in the credential.
Qualified parties receive full integration documentation, live credential samples, schema reference, and verification library access. Technical evaluation period with direct contact for integration questions.