Generative content registration system and method of use

A method for registering generative content using a system comprising a processor, a non-transitory memory coupled to the processor and configured to store a generative content registration database comprising generative content registration data, a communication service coupled to a network interface and configured to receive and publish generative content registration-related service requests and responses, and a registry service communicatively coupled to the processor and comprising a generative content registration service and a tamper-evident audit log service, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the processor, a plurality of generative content-related metadata attribute values, the plurality comprising
• (i) a persistent cryptographic content identifier generated as a hash of a corresponding content container and
• (ii) a digital signature created with a registered owner's private key;
• verifying, by the processor, the digital signature with a corresponding public key and rejecting the request if verification fails;
• writing, by the processor, the plurality of generative content-related metadata attribute values and the persistent cryptographic content identifier to the generative content registration database stored in the non-transitory memory, together with an audit-log entry, wherein each audit-log entry is recorded as an append-only, hash-chained entry signed with the asymmetric private key of the registered owner;
• and
• retrieving, by the processor, the plurality of generative content-related metadata attribute values from the generative content registration database.