SIGNET: The Universal Shield for Digital Content

Project Overview

SIGNET is a decentralized "Security-as-a-Service" platform designed to protect content creators from piracy, unauthorized usage, and the growing threat of AI-driven identity theft. In an era where digital content can be stolen, reposted, or cloned in seconds, traditional copyright methods are too slow and ineffective. SIGNET solves this by combining AI Forensics (Perceptual Hashing) with the Immutable Legal Framework of Story Protocol. We don't just detect fake or stolen content; we provide creators with undeniable, on-chain proof of ownership and programmable licensing that legally prohibits all forms of exploitation.

The Problem

1. Rampant Content Theft: Creators lose billions to piracy, "right-click saving," and unauthorized re-uploads across social platforms.

2. AI & Identity Abuse: Deepfakes and generative AI have weaponized identity theft, making it harder to distinguish original work from fabrications.

3. Slow Legal Process: Proving ownership of viral content and issuing takedowns is manual, expensive, and often too late.

The Solution: SIGNET

SIGNET creates a unique "Digital Fingerprint" for every uploaded asset, registers it on the blockchain, and empowers a community of "Hunters" to police the internet for infringement.

Key Features

• 🛡️ Immutable IP Registration: Creators upload content via a Web3 Dashboard. SIGNET mints this as an IP Asset on Story Protocol, creating a permanent timestamped record of ownership that acts as the global source of truth.

• 🧠 Robust Fingerprinting (pHash): We use Perceptual Hashing (pHash) to generate a unique ID for images/videos. Unlike traditional file hashes (MD5), pHash detects stolen content even if it has been resized.

• 🚫 Comprehensive Protection Licensing: Every registered asset is automatically attached with a Strict Protection License on-chain. The custom clause covers all bases: "Strictly Non-Commercial. No unauthorized reproduction, modification, distribution, or AI model training."

• 🔍 Universal Theft Detection: Users can scan suspicious content against our registry. If a match is found (based on Hamming Distance), SIGNET generates an automated Legal Evidence PDF for DMCA takedowns—whether for a stolen meme, a pirated video, or a deepfake.

Business Model (Web3 Native)

We utilize a sustainable "Protection & Bounty" economy:

1. Protection Fee (Minting): Creators pay a small fee (in IP Tokens) to register and protect their assets against all threats. This creates the platform's revenue and treasury.

2. The Bounty Hunter System: A portion of the fees goes into a Community Bounty Pool. Decentralized "Hunters" are incentivized to scan and report stolen or infringing content. If their report leads to a successful takedown or claim, they earn a bounty.

3. Verification API (B2B): (Future Roadmap) Media companies and platforms pay to access our API to verify content authenticity and ownership status before publishing news.

Technical Architecture

• Frontend: Next.js (React) with Wallet Connect (Web3 Native).

• Backend: Python (FastAPI) acting as the Forensic Oracle.

• Modules: signet_core (Forensic Logic), ipfs_client (Storage), story_client (Blockchain Data Sync).

• AI Layer: Perceptual Hashing (pHash) & Hamming Distance algorithms (OpenCV/NumPy).

• Storage: IPFS via Pinata (Decentralized Metadata Storage).

• Blockchain: Story Protocol (Aeneid Testnet).

• Contracts: Custom SignetNFT.sol with payable minting functions.

• Modules: IP Asset Registry, Licensing Module (PIL).

How It Works (User Flow)

1. Connect & Protect: The user connects their wallet to the SIGNET Dashboard.

2. Upload & Fingerprint: The user uploads a file. The backend generates a pHash and uploads the evidence to IPFS.

3. Mint & License: The user signs a transaction to mint the IP Asset and attach the "Total Protection" License Terms on-chain.

4. Monitor: The asset is now live in the global registry, protected against theft and misuse.

5. Scan & Enforce: Anyone can upload suspicious content to check if it infringes on a protected SIGNET asset. If a match is found, a legal report is generated instantly for enforcement.

Access the Signet: https://signet.my.id