In the News: Blockchain Technology; AI Industry and iPhone Sales Ban

December 11, 2018 | BY

Jacelyn Johnson

Hangzhou Internet Court implements blockchain technology to protect copyright on online literary works; China's artificial intelligence industry is expected to top global peers by 2030; and a Chinese court grants Qualcomm injunctions against iPhone sales.

Blockchain Adopted by Internet Court to Protect Writers' Copyright

The Hangzhou Internet Court has decided to implement blockchain technology in an attempt to fight piracy and protect the copyright of online writers. The technology will allow writers to produce the process of the work and submit to court as evidence.

According to Wang Jiangqiao, a judge at the Internet court, the technology allows all digital footprints to be stored in the judicial blockchain system, including authorship, time of creation, content and evidence of infringement. This guarantees that data cannot be tempered, as it is a decentralized and openly distributed ledger technology.

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