Authorization Mechanism Based on Blockchain Technology for Protecting Museum-Digital Property Rights

【Author】 Wang, Yun-Ciao; Chen, Chin-Ling; Deng, Yong-Yuan

【Source】APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL

【影响因子】2.838

【Abstract】Featured Application Museums not only achieve the goal of promoting social education, but also solve their financial problems. In addition to the exhibition, collection, research, and educational functions of the museum, the development of a future museum includes the trend of leisure and sightseeing. Although the museum is a non-profit organization, if it can provide digital exhibits and collections under the premises of "intellectual property rights" and "cultural assets protection", and licensing and adding value in various fields, it can generate revenue from digital licensing and handle the expenses of museum operations. This will be a new trend in the sustainable development of museum operations. Especially since the outbreak of COVID-19 at the beginning of this year (2020), the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) recently stated that nearly a third of the museums in the United States may be permanently closed since museum operations are facing "extreme financial difficulties." This research is aimed at museums using the business model of "digital authorization". It proposes an authorization mechanism based on blockchain technology protecting the museums' digital rights in the business model and the application of cryptography. The signature and time stamp mechanism achieve non-repudiation and timeless mechanism, which combines blockchain and smart contracts to achieve verifiability, un-forgery, decentralization, and traceability, as well as the non-repudiation of the issue of cash flow with signatures and digital certificates, for the digital rights of museums in business. The business model proposes achievable sustainable development. Museums not only achieve the goal of promoting social education, but also solve their financial problems.

【Keywords】museum; digital copyright management; blockchain; smart contract; authorization model

【发表时间】2021 FEB

【收录时间】2022-01-02

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