The Double Consent™ Manifesto
Your Work. Your Rights. Your Compensation.
AI has been trained on your creative work without permission. Without compensation. Without even asking.
This ends now.
The Problem
AI Companies Took Everything
- 13+ trillion tokens of text from books, articles, and blog posts
- 5+ billion images from artists' portfolios and photo databases
- Millions of hours of video content
- Billions of lines of code from GitHub repositories
None of this was done with creator consent.
The Result
- Writers see their prose in ChatGPT responses
- Artists find their style reproduced by Stable Diffusion
- Photographers discover their images training Midjourney
- Developers watch their code power GitHub Copilot
You created the foundation of AI. You got nothing in return.
Our Solution: Double Consent™
We're building the permission and payment layer that should have existed from day one.
How It Works
For You (The Creator):
- Register your work with us
- We create a cryptographic fingerprint and blockchain permission token
- When AI companies use your work, you get paid automatically
- Track every use on an immutable public ledger
The Technology:
- Content fingerprinting (can't be faked or forged)
- NFT permission tokens (immutable ownership records)
- Smart contracts (automatic compensation)
- Fraud prevention through staking and verification
The Result:
- You control who uses your work
- You get compensated fairly when they do
- You have legal protection against violations
- You have transparency into how AI uses your content
The Five Consent Modules
1. AI Double Consent™
Protects: Text, images, code, and creative works from AI training
When an AI company wants to train on your work:
- They must check our consent registry first
- If you've opted in → they pay you automatically
- If you haven't → they can't use it legally
- All usage tracked on blockchain
Who this protects:
- Writers and authors
- Visual artists and photographers
- Software developers
- Content creators
2. Spatial Double Consent™
Protects: Your physical property from AR overlays and virtual advertising
When AR platforms want to display content on your building or space:
- Both property owner AND viewer must opt-in
- No consent = no rendering
- Blockchain tracks all spatial permissions
Who this protects:
- Property owners
- Building managers
- Public space users
3. Likeness Lock™
Protects: Your face, voice, and biometric identity from synthetic media
When deepfakes or synthetic media try to use your likeness:
- Biometric match triggers license lookup
- Usage allowed or denied based on your permissions
- Automatic compensation if authorized
- Legal protection against unauthorized cloning
Who this protects:
- Anyone with a face or voice online
- Public figures and celebrities
- Everyday people protecting their identity
4. Inference Blocker™
Protects: Your personal data from unauthorized AI analysis
When AI models try to analyze or personalize based on your data:
- Consent checked before any inference runs
- Block unauthorized analysis
- Log violations for legal action
Who this protects:
- Anyone using AI-powered services
- People concerned about privacy
- Users of personalized AI systems
5. Consent Ledger™
The Foundation: Immutable record of all permissions
The blockchain infrastructure that powers everything:
- Records every consent decision permanently
- Cross-platform verification
- Audit trail for compliance and legal disputes
- Smart contract payment distribution
Why This Will Work
The Legal Reality
- EU AI Act mandates training data transparency (enforceable 2025)
- GDPR enforcement around personal data in AI models
- US FTC investigating deceptive AI practices
- Class action lawsuits already filed (Getty Images, Reddit, StackOverflow)
AI companies can't continue operating without consent. The question is whether they integrate our system voluntarily, or face legal consequences.
The Moral Imperative
You created the content that makes AI possible. You deserve:
- Fair compensation for your contribution
- Control over how your work is used
- Transparency into AI training and usage
- Legal protection against violations
The Technical Feasibility
This isn't science fiction. The technology exists today:
- Blockchain provides immutable ownership records
- AI can detect similar content in training sets
- Smart contracts enable automatic payments
- Proof of Humanity prevents fraud
Our Heritage: From Email to AI
Double Opt-In (1998)
In 1998, we invented and patented the double opt-in email protocol—the standard that made email marketing legal and trustworthy at scale.
Before this:
- Email was the "wild west" of spam
- No consent requirements
- No accountability
After double opt-in:
- Users explicitly agree to communication
- Verification prevents fraud
- Entire email marketing industry built on this foundation
Double Consent™ (2025)
We're applying the same architectural thinking to AI:
- Explicit permission before use
- Cryptographic verification
- Immutable audit trail
- Fair compensation built-in
The AI era needs the same trust infrastructure that made email work.
The Choice for AI Companies
Option 1: Obey
- Integrate our consent layer
- Pay creators fairly
- Operate legally and ethically
- Access premium, consented data
- Avoid regulatory penalties
Option 2: Be Obeyed
- Face $10B+ class action lawsuit
- Regulatory penalties (EU AI Act, GDPR, FTC)
- Loss of enterprise customer trust
- Forced compliance on worse terms
- Permanent brand damage
The consent layer will exist. The question is whether AI companies integrate now on fair terms, or later under legal duress.
What You Can Do
For Creators
- Register your work - Protect what you've created
- Join the class action - If AI companies refuse to comply
- Spread the word - More creators = more pressure on AI companies
- Get compensated - For work that's already being used
For Concerned Citizens
- Demand ethical AI - From the services you use
- Support consent-based systems - Vote with your choices
- Advocate for regulation - That protects creator rights
- Share this manifesto - Help others understand the issue
For AI Companies
- Integrate our SDK - Before regulation forces you to
- Pay creators fairly - It's the right thing to do
- Demonstrate leadership - Be the ethical AI company
- Protect your business - From legal and regulatory risk
The Vision
A Fair Digital Economy
Creators compensated fairly for their contributions to AI development.
Transparent AI Development
Public ledger showing exactly what content trained which models.
User Sovereignty
Individuals control their data, likeness, and creative works.
Ethical Innovation
AI companies building on a foundation of consent and compensation.
Legal Clarity
Clear framework for AI development that works with existing copyright law.
The Message is Clear
"Get permission now. Avoid penalties later."
This isn't a threat. It's a statement of reality.
The consent layer will become the standard—either through voluntary adoption, or through regulatory enforcement and legal action.
AI companies can integrate now and be part of the solution.
Or they can face the consequences of ignoring creator rights.
The Future of AI
The infrastructure layer that governs artificial intelligence will be worth more than the models themselves.
We're not building an AI application. We're building the trust layer that ethical AI must run on to operate legally and sustainably.
The future of AI is consent-based.
The future is fair.
The future runs on the consent layer.
Join Us
Whether you're a creator whose work has been used without permission, an AI company looking to operate ethically, or simply someone who believes in a fairer digital economy—there's a place for you in this movement.
The consent layer isn't just technology. It's a return to basic principles:
- Ask before you take
- Pay for what you use
- Respect the rights of creators
- Build on a foundation of trust
This is how we wanted the internet to work from the beginning.
Now we're making it real.
Contact: [To be added] Website: https://consentlayer.vercel.app Documentation: https://consentlayer.vercel.app/admin
The consent layer. Your work. Your rights. Your future.