Rights and provenance
Rights must be established before economic transfer
A digital record can say who uploaded an asset or signed a statement. It cannot automatically prove that the person owns copyright, can license the data or may use information belonging to someone else. BTG separates identity, custody, attribution, permissions, legal title and transaction proof.
Intended Rights Passport
A published asset may carry a non-sensitive Rights Passport explaining: its lawful owner or issuer, rights class, permitted uses, restrictions, whether sublicensing is allowed, geographic scope, duration, revocation limits, provenance references, known third-party interests and evidence status. Sensitive contracts and personal identities must remain protected.
Contributor participation
Contributors can receive attribution or contractual economic entitlements where a valid agreement authorizes them. A contract needs to specify contribution eligibility, economic basis, fee deductions, auditability, dispute resolution, retention and the effect of withdrawal or correction. Contribution does not automatically equal ownership of all derived analysis.
Publication rules
- Do not publish raw personal data simply because a contribution is authorized.
- Do not reclassify provider-restricted information as freely resellable merely because an AI transformed it.
- Do not represent a hash, token or ticker as a government title registry or securities authorization.
- Record rights disputes and suspensions so affected instruments cannot be marketed as clear-title assets.
BTG's proposed ledger tokens document transactions or contractual entitlements; they are not the proposed exchange-wide payment currency. Payments use approved monetary rails.