Japanese technological giant Sony, known for its developments
in high technology, communications and instrument engineering, plans to start
creating the new blockchain platforms. Among the priority, tasks are the
construction of a hub for data storage in order to protect the rights of
content owners and transfer multimedia information, which will be sent for
targeted use among customers and corporate owners.
According
to the company's press release, published on the official website,
the development team is already conducting the first tests. It is also
reported that Sony has sent three documents to the US Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO), describing the new platforms.
It is also
known that the new project (so far, the name has not been invented for it) is
built on the basis of the previously developed system Sony and Sony Global
Education, which is used for “authenticating, sharing and managing the
educational data rights, as well as for the functional processing of
information related to personal and corporate rights".
The company
acknowledges that the rather complicated and difficult process of protecting
the digital rights from fraudulent has already led to the development of
various blockchain projects, each of which is aimed at a wide area of digital
space with the possibility of further integration into more advanced platforms.
“Sony Group
is also considering innovative ways to use blockchain technology to manage an
information and disseminate data in entire areas of various technological
processes,” added in the company.
There is an information in media that these
blockchain projects will concern not only data protection from use of pirates. Among the possible options is the creation of a
database for authors and content owners, who will receive the special keys to
open access to data for a limited or specific circle of information
distribution. Sony management is confident that by this way, they will
contribute to reducing the unauthorized use of information and products,
providing thorough protection to content owners.