Abstract
Sharing content, including photos, has become effortless thanks to social media and enterprise services. However, these platforms often overlook protecting content owners’ rights, such as proof of ownership, usage rights, and privacy. In this paper, we present a novel SSI application that enables photographers to collect credentials for their photos and assert ownership to third parties in a privacy-preserving manner. We describe a proof-of-concept implementation using the Hyperledger Aries SSI library, which can be extended for real-world deployment. We also discuss the potential for scaling this implementation.