Access control and ownership transfer of digital content using a decentralized content fabric and ledger

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program code executable by one or more processors, the program code comprising instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to perform operations associated with a plurality of fabric nodes of a network, the operations comprising:

• receiving a client request initiated by a client device, wherein the client request is a request to perform one or more actions with respect to digital content identified in the client request, the digital content implemented as a plurality of content object parts maintained in the plurality of fabric nodes of the network, each content object part including raw data, metadata and code;
• performing a lookup on a blockchain ledger in a first blockchain to locate a digital instrument previously created for the digital content, wherein the digital instrument is cryptographically linked to a user identifier (ID) of an owner of the digital content;
• granting the client request based on determining that a user ID associated with the client request matches the user ID of the owner of the digital content;
• processing the raw data, metadata and code of the plurality of content object parts to generate digital output;
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• causing the one or more actions to be performed through a blockchain transaction in the first blockchain or another blockchain, the one or more actions comprising providing the digital output to the client device.

A method implemented using one or more processors associated with a plurality of fabric nodes of a network, the method comprising:

• receiving a client request initiated by a client device, wherein the client request is a request to perform one or more actions with respect to digital content identified in the client request, the digital content implemented as a plurality of content object parts maintained in the plurality of fabric nodes of the network, each content object part including raw data, metadata and code;
• performing a lookup on a blockchain ledger in a first blockchain to locate a digital instrument previously created for the digital content, wherein the digital instrument is cryptographically linked to a user identifier (ID) of an owner of the digital content;
• granting the client request based on determining that a user ID associated with the client request matches the user ID of the owner of the digital content;
• processing the raw data, metadata and code of the plurality of content object parts to generate digital output;
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• causing the one or more actions to be performed through a blockchain transaction in the first blockchain or another blockchain, the one or more actions comprising providing the digital output to the client device.