US Patent 11645369 Blockchain digital rights management streaming library

A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a computer device, an artifact and a first token with a check-in request; applying, by the computer device, a first level fragile watermark to the artifact, wherein the first level fragile watermark includes ownership information from the first token; receiving, by the computer device, a second token with a check-out request; applying, by the computer device, a second level fragile watermark to a copy of the first level fragile watermarked artifact, wherein the second level fragile watermark includes authentication information from the second token; and transmitting, by the computer device, the second level fragile watermarked copy of the artifact to a client device.