Suede Labs, the blockchain-powered platform known for revolutionizing AI music generation and creator ownership, recently announced the launch of its comprehensive, end-to-end on-chain intellectual property (IP) registry. Available immediately across blockchain networks, the new platform provides creators and developers across all creative mediums with a definitive “truth engine” to secure, manage, and monetize digital assets while protecting against deepfakes and unauthorized use.
This launch marks a significant evolution for Suede Labs, which has already distributed over $2 million to artists and creators within the ecosystem. Suede is now expanding beyond music to address IP protection challenges across art, writing, data, biotech, and all forms of digital creativity. The transition from a specialized music platform to a universal IP infrastructure represents the culmination of over a year of intensive development, establishing Suede Labs as foundational infrastructure for the digital creative economy.
The Challenge: Protecting Creativity in the AI Era
As AI-generated content continues to proliferate, creators face unprecedented challenges in protecting their work and ensuring fair compensation. Traditional IP protection mechanisms were designed for human-created content and fail to address modern threats like voice cloning, style replication, and unauthorized AI training on copyrighted works. The lack of transparent attribution systems has left creators vulnerable to exploitation while AI companies freely utilize their intellectual property without permission or payment.
Suede Labs’ new features deliver a comprehensive solution by establishing an immutable authentication layer that functions as a universal ledger for intellectual property, analogous to how Bitcoin serves as a financial ledger for the digital economy.
Core Features and Capabilities
A Foundational “Truth Engine” for Digital IP
The new system provides complete, end-to-end functionality for IP verification, establishing an immutable on-chain record for digital assets. It acts as a neutral and objective source of truth, securing all critical elements of intellectual property including provenance, enforcement, attribution, attestation, and authentication.
Users can upload audio, image, data files, or other digital assets to the platform. Suede then mints a specialized IP account, creating an unbreakable on-chain record that serves as definitive proof of ownership. This cryptographic verification ensures that creators maintain indisputable claims to their work, regardless of how it’s used or distributed.
Modular, Cross-Chain Architecture for Longevity
Built with a modular architecture through the proprietary Suede Trust Layer, the platform can anchor IP assets to any blockchain, eliminating existential chain risk and ensuring long-term security. This design is critical for assets intended to generate revenue for decades, or even centuries, including estate legacy yield with potential payouts to estates years after a creator has passed.
Programmable Licensing and Automated Monetization
Creators can select from ready-made license templates—including non-commercial, commercial, or exclusive options—and customize terms to fit their needs. This includes the ability to set specific permissions governing how their work can be used for AI training, addressing one of the most pressing concerns in the creator community.
When a registered work is used to create a derivative piece, Suede automatically forges an unbreakable on-chain link between the derivative and its source. Attribution flows instantly, and smart contracts handle royalty payments directly based on creator-defined terms, eliminating invoicing, payment delays, and intermediary fees. Payments arrive immediately in creators wallets, providing unprecedented financial transparency and efficiency.
Modular Control Through Customizable Hooks
The platform empowers creators with granular control through “modular hooks” that customize how their IP behaves in different scenarios. These tools include royalty splitters for collaborative projects, AI training guards to enforce licensing terms, and access allow lists to control who can use their work. This level of programmability transforms static intellectual property into dynamic, enforceable digital assets.
Market Position and Strategic Vision
Suede Labs positions its platform as an essential authentication layer that performs a function for digital assets similar to how Bitcoin acts as a financial ledger. This technology serves as the universal ledger for everything involved with IP, underpinning the authentication layer across multiple blockchain networks.
The platform’s neutrality is a core strategic advantage. As an unbiased, objective verification layer, Suede provides market infrastructure that blockchains themselves cannot build, making it an indispensable component of the digital creative economy. Market validators have recognized comparable technology at valuations exceeding $1 billion, underscoring the fundamental need this infrastructure addresses.
The new registry builds on Suede Labs proven track record in the AI music generation space, where they have established themselves as a leader by combining AI-driven creation with blockchain-secured ownership. By expanding this proven model to all forms of intellectual property, Suede is positioned to capture value across the creator economy (valued at $250+ billion globally), the AI-generated content market (expected to reach $110.8 billion by 2030), and the emerging Web3 ecosystem.
Executive Perspective
“After more than a year of intensive development, we are incredibly excited to launch a real, functional system that addresses a fundamental need in the digital economy,” said Johnny, Founder at Suede Labs. “We’ve built a neutral, unbiased authentication layer that the entire ecosystem can rely on, something chains couldn’t build themselves. In an era of increasing digitization and AI, providing a definitive truth engine for all forms of IP, from art to music, is not just valuable. It’s essential. This is the foundation that will protect creator rights for generations to come.”
Availability
The Suede Labs IP management system is live and immediately available to all users. Creators, developers, and enterprises can begin securing and managing their digital assets by visiting the platform at suedeai.ai.
About Suede Labs
Suede Labs is a full-stack creative suite revolutionizing creation, ownership and intellectual property management for the digital age. Founded on the premise that “the future of IP is programmable,” Suede combines AI-driven creativity with blockchain-secured ownership to empower creators across all mediums. Suede Labs has the mission is to streamline the entire journey from creation to monetization, giving creators the protection and payment systems they deserve in an increasingly complex digital landscape. Through the comprehensive platform, Suede Labs provides the foundational infrastructure for a more equitable and secure creative economy.
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