New York-based Mediachain, an open source platform using blockchain technology to track media ownership, has announced the official launch of Mediachain Attribution Engine, an image search engine for creators.
The Mediachain Attribution Engine lets the user to search for free, high-quality images that can be shared and reused; easily provide creators the credit, ensuring they get the recognition they deserve and upload any image from the web to find out who made it and where it came from, the company blog post stated.
“Attribution Engine is currently able to identify over 125 Million images from over 30 image sharing platforms. Our goal is to reach 1 billion images in the coming months by inviting creators to register their visual works and partnering with platforms and organizations that support attribution for photographers, artists and the cultural heritage, including Getty Images, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Digital Public Library of America and Europeana,” the post said.
If an image is found on the web without its author details, it can be uploaded on the Mediachain Attribution Engine to find out who made it and where it came from—and if it doesn’t know the creator, it’ll suggest visually similar images that credit the author. It is an attempt to bring all Creative Commons images under one roof, enabling a much more vibrant and discoverable community for the commons.
“The open source Mediachain protocol is built to power the next generation of social media and application development, where creators and great content are discoverable through an open, decentralized, and universal media library, and audiences can connect, like, upvote, or even tip someone whose work they admire directly through the media itself,” it added.
