Orion The IP-OPS Engine for Story Protocol

1. The New Era of Derivative Creativity

The internet is shifting from the ownership of final works to the ownership of derivation.
Billions of pieces of content videos, remixes, memes, audio edits, code snippets, AI-generated outputs are created, shared, reworked, clipped, or recombined every single day. Nearly all of it is derivative. And yet, in this explosion of creativity, the core infrastructure needed to prove provenance, detect derivative relationships, and automatically enforce licensing and royalties simply does not exist.

Story Protocol has introduced the world’s first programmable IP layer: a network where creators can register assets, attach licenses, build derivative graphs, and configure royalties. But the ecosystem needs an operational engine that makes all of this available in real-world creative workflows. Today, most IP flows are still manual. There is no system that detects derivatives across media types, packages evidence, applies licensing terms, or links assets on-chain with royalties enforced.

Orion was built to fill that gap.
It transforms Story from a registration protocol into a dynamic IP operations engine one that automatically detects derivative use, enforces licenses, creates evidence trails, updates on-chain metadata, and links derivative assets into Story’s IP graph. Orion is what makes programmable IP actually programmable in practice.

2. The Problem: Fragmented IP in a Derivative-Driven World

2.1 Creators lack protection and automation

Creators today work in an environment where:

• their content is reused across platforms without attribution

• derivative clips and edits spread faster than originals

• remixes, samples, and mashups carry no royalty mechanisms

• provenance is impossible to prove without expensive legal processes

Creators need not only registration but automated enforcement.

2.2 AI models remix without provenance

Modern AI systems are trained on vast, unlabeled datasets.
Outputs are often derivative of original works, but:

• there is no mechanism to trace lineage

• no consistent licensing model for datasets

• no standardized way to enforce training rights or royalties

As AI accelerates generative creation, provenance becomes essential.

2.3 Enterprises need audit-grade evidence

Media companies, researchers, data publishers, and R&D organizations face:

• IP leaks

• unauthorized reuse of proprietary datasets

• copyright risk in production workflows

• compliance challenges

They need proof, not guesses evidence bundles with hashes, fingerprints, and chain-verifiable metadata.

2.4 Story Protocol’s missing operational layer

Story provides:

• IP registration

• licensing modules

• royalty tokens

• derivative linking

But it lacks:

• derivative detection

• runtime permission checks

• usage metering

• evidence packaging

• automated enforcement

Creators cannot rely on manual processes at scale.
Developers cannot build consumer-ready apps without runtime IP logic.
Platforms cannot adopt Story without automation.

This is where Orion fits.
It stands as the operational infrastructure that activates Story’s programmable IP vision.

3. Our Solution Orion, the IP-OPS Engine

Orion is a multi-modal IP operations platform built on top of Story Protocol. It provides end-to-end support for the entire IP lifecycle: Register → Detect → Evidence → License → Link → Meter → Royalty.

Below are the core subsystems that make this possible.

3.1 Multi-Modal Fingerprinting

Orion fingerprints:

• video (frame hashing, pHash, audio extraction)

• images (perceptual hashing)

• audio (Chromaprint fingerprinting)

• text (shingle similarity + structured metadata)

Each fingerprint is stored in a manifest and pinned to IPFS. The manifest’s CID becomes part of the Story metadata.

This establishes deterministic provenance at the moment of upload.

3.2 Automated Derivative Detection Engine

When a user uploads new content, Orion compares it against previously registered assets. It calculates a weighted similarity score using multiple signals:

• exact hash matches

• perceptual similarity

• audio fingerprint overlap

• frame sequence alignment

• text segment similarity

Scores above 85% trigger a “high-confidence derivative” finding.
Scores between 60% and 85% require admin review.
Scores below 60% are considered original.

This creates a robust, multi-modal detection flow suitable for real-world creative use cases.

3.3 Evidence Packaging Pipeline

If a derivative is detected, Orion assembles a signed evidence bundle containing:

• matched frame snapshots

• overlapping audio segments

• similarity matrices

• logs of detection signals

• metadata for both assets

• timestamps and file hashes

This bundle is pinned to IPFS, and the resulting evidenceCID is attached to the child asset’s Story metadata.

This enables auditability, legal defensibility, and trustless verification.

3.4 Story-Native Licensing & Royalty Enforcement

Orion integrates deeply with Story’s licensing and royalty features:

• creators attach license terms (e.g., “Remix Allowed: 10% royalty”)

• remixers automatically mint license tokens when needed

• royalty splits are configured and linked

• derivatives are registered and linked on-chain

• metadata is updated with evidence, license terms, and lineage

This transforms licensing from a static declaration into a runtime mechanism that enforces itself.

3.5 Web-Based Interface for Creators, Remixers, and Admins

The Orion interface provides:

• simple asset upload

• detection feedback (match score + evidence preview)

• licensing & royalty configuration

• derivative linking requests

• admin review queue

• on-chain provenance viewer

This bridges Story’s backend power with an intuitive user experience anyone can understand.

4. What We Deliver in This Buildathon

Orion’s hackathon build demonstrates a complete operational IP lifecycle system.

4.1 Core Capabilities of the Build

The submitted build includes:

• end-to-end asset registration with Story Protocol

• fingerprint extraction and manifest creation

• automated derivative detection across modalities

• evidence packaging and IPFS pinning

• Story-native flows for licensing, royalty setup, and derivative linking

• admin review workflows for ambiguous cases

• intuitive creator and remixer UI for uploads and actions

• provenance viewer integrated with Story IP metadata

4.2 Designed for Real-World Extension

While the buildathon version demonstrates the full lifecycle, Orion is intentionally architected for:

• large-scale monitoring

• LLM-based semantic provenance

• dataset-level licensing

• AI training event metering

• enterprise dashboards

• vector search expansion

5. What Orion Means for Users and the Story Ecosystem

5.1 For Creators

Orion offers creators:

• automatic detection of unauthorized derivatives

• transparent derivative graphs

• attribution enforced by default

• built-in monetization through royalties

• confidence that their work is protected

Creators finally get a way to participate in remix culture without losing control.

5.2 For Remixers and Editors

Instead of fear or uncertainty, remixers get:

• clarity about what they can reuse

• automated licensing paths

• guaranteed attribution

• predictable revenue splits

• clear UI feedback on derivative status

Remixing becomes legal, fair, and frictionless.

5.3 For Developers and Platforms

Developers gain runtime primitives they've never had before:

• detectDerivative

• authorizeUsage

• meterUsage

• linkDerivative

• attachEvidence

Apps can embed IP operations directly into creative workflows.

This is essential for video editors, beat makers, dataset platforms, writing tools, and entertainment apps.

5.4 For Story Protocol

Orion significantly advances Story’s mission:

• proves the usefulness of derivative graphs

• activates licensing as a real mechanism

• demonstrates cross-media IP handling

• showcases real-world enforcement scenarios

• exhibits a complete “programmable IP” lifecycle

It turns Story into the operational backend for global creativity.

6. Impact on the World

6.1 AI Content Explosion

As models generate billions of outputs daily, Orion enables:

• output → input → lineage tracing

• derivative model graphs

• dataset-level royalty flows

• responsible AI compliance

This is foundational for ethical AI.

6.2 Creator Monetization

Orion opens new monetization channels:

• short-form clips

• edits and mashups

• music sampling

• derivative artwork

• translated or adapted texts

• dataset augmentation

Every remix becomes a revenue opportunity.

6.3 Enterprise Governance

Media houses, production studios, research organizations, and brands gain:

• audit-grade evidence pipelines

• provenance assurance

• protection for confidential datasets

• automated monitoring for leaks

This makes Story enterprise-ready.

7. Architecture Summary

The system operates in a clean sequence:

1. User uploads an asset

2. Orion fingerprints it

3. Matches against registered assets

4. If similar, evidence is compiled and pinned

5. Metadata updates reflect proof-of-derivation

6. Licensing and royalty terms are applied

7. Derivative IP is registered on Story

8. UI displays lineage and licensing information

It is a complete operational system layered on top of Story’s IP primitives.

8. Why This Project Advances Story’s Vision

8.1 Converts Story from Registration → Operations

Orion activates the programmable IP vision by enabling real enforcement, detection, and lineage creation.

8.2 Uses Story’s Most Powerful Modules Properly

We integrate licensing, royalty routing, metadata updates, and derivative linking the full Story stack.

8.3 Immediately Valuable for Creators, Developers, and Platforms

The system is not theoretical; it's practical and usable on day one.

8.4 Enables Entirely New Creative Economies

Clips, remixes, datasets, AI outputs, and more gain enforceable licensing and automated royalties.

8.5 Demonstrates Real Technical Ambition

This is the only project showing end-to-end IP operations, not just registration.

8.6 Fills Story’s Most Important Missing Layer

Orion becomes the core enforcement engine for Story.