C2PA

C2PA examined from the position of artistic authorship.

Generative systems have made it trivial to produce images, text, and other cultural objects at scale. In response, cryptographic provenance tools like C2PA are presented as mechanisms for restoring trust and authorship. This site looks at what those tools actually do when applied to art and cultural work.

Read the articles: didvc.github.io/c2pa

What this is

• A collection of focused articles, not a single guide.
• Technical facts kept precise and standardized.
• Framed around the realities faced by people who still produce work through judgment, labor, and intent.
• The site is fully available in English, Deutsch, and Français.
• We welcome community contributions for translations into other languages.

License

Content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

Source

https://github.com/didvc/c2pa

Contributing

Contributions are very welcome.

• English, Deutsch, and Français are fully maintained.
• For other languages, we especially welcome community translations. Please open a pull request or issue.

Citation

If you use or refer to this documentation, please cite it as follows:

@misc{c2pa_artistic_authorship_2026,
  author       = {Aesthetic Vulpes},
  title        = {C2PA and Artistic Authorship},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {GitHub repository},
  url          = {https://github.com/didvc/c2pa},
  note         = {Documentation examining C2PA (Content Credentials) from the standpoint of artistic authorship and cultural production.}
}

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