🛡️ DAON Creator Getting Started Guide

Protect Your Work in Minutes

Welcome, Creator!

You’ve spent countless hours creating. Now protect that work from AI exploitation in just a few minutes.

🎯 Quick Start

Use the Web Portal (Recommended - 5 minutes)

  1. Visit app.daon.network
  2. Sign in with magic link (no password needed)
  3. Enable 2FA for account security
  4. Upload or paste your content
  5. Choose license (Liberation License recommended)
  6. Protect and get your blockchain verification

That’s it! Your work is now protected with cryptographic proof of ownership.

🛡️ What You Get

Immediate Benefits

  • Cryptographic ownership proof that travels with your work
  • Legal standing if someone steals your content
  • AI exploitation blocking via Liberation License
  • Cross-platform protection - works everywhere

Technical Details (Optional Reading)

  • Content gets a unique SHA-256 hash stored on blockchain
  • Tamper-proof timestamp proving when you created it
  • Works across platform changes, site failures, etc.
  • No personal data stored - just the content fingerprint

License Options

  • Liberation License v1.0 (Recommended) - Blocks corporate AI training without compensation
  • Creative Commons BY-NC - Traditional attribution + non-commercial
  • All Rights Reserved - Full copyright protection
  • Custom License - Whatever terms you want

📋 Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Create Your Account

  1. Go to app.daon.network
  2. Enter your email address
  3. Check your email for the magic link
  4. Click the link to sign in (no password!)
  1. After first sign-in, you’ll be prompted to set up 2FA
  2. Scan the QR code with your authenticator app
  3. Enter a code to verify it works
  4. Save your backup codes somewhere safe
  5. Done! Your account is now secure

Step 3: Protect Your Content

  1. Click “Protect Content” in the dashboard
  2. Option A: Upload files (documents, images, etc.)
  3. Option B: Paste text directly
  4. Add metadata (title, description, type)
  5. Choose your license
  6. Click “Register on Blockchain”
  7. Get your verification URL

Step 4: Embed & Share Verification

  1. Copy your verification URL (shown on the confirmation screen)
  2. Embed it in your content — the link is only useful if it appears alongside your work:
    • AO3: Add an <a> tag in your Author’s Notes
    • WordPress: Add a <meta name="daon-verification"> tag in <head> + a visible badge
    • Images: Use exiftool -Comment="DAON:sha256:..." to embed in EXIF data
    • Plain text: Add [DAON: sha256:...] as first or last line
  3. Share the link wherever you publish
  4. Direct readers to verify.daon.network/verify to confirm they’re reading the registered version
  5. Use the verification record for legal purposes if needed

Full platform-specific embedding instructions: Embedding Your Verification Token →

🎨 Platform-Specific Tips

WordPress Bloggers

  1. Write your post in WordPress as usual
  2. Copy the final published content
  3. Paste into DAON web portal
  4. Add the verification URL to your post’s footer

AO3 Fanfiction Writers

  1. Visit your published work on AO3
  2. Copy the full text
  3. Protect via DAON web portal
  4. Add verification URL to your author’s notes

Medium/Substack Writers

  1. Publish your article as normal
  2. Copy the published content
  3. Protect via DAON web portal
  4. Add verification link at the end of your article

Academic Researchers

  1. Export your papers as PDF or text
  2. Upload to DAON web portal
  3. Use Creative Commons license (standard for academia)
  4. Include verification URL in citations

Social Media Creators

  1. Save your original content (screenshot or copy text)
  2. Protect via DAON web portal
  3. Keep verification URL as proof of creation date
  4. Use if someone steals your content

🔍 FAQ

“Is this really free?”

Yes, completely free. No subscriptions, no limits, no hidden costs. Creator protection should be accessible to everyone.

“What if I don’t trust blockchain?”

You don’t have to! DAON just stores a cryptographic fingerprint, not your content. Your work stays exactly where it is.

“What if DAON disappears?”

Your protection records are stored on a distributed blockchain with validators worldwide. No single point of failure.

“Can I remove protection later?”

You can stop protecting new work anytime. Existing protection records are permanent (that’s the point - proof can’t be erased).

“Does this work internationally?”

Yes! DAON is hosted in Europe under GDPR protection, and blockchain records are global and immutable.

“What about fair use?”

Liberation License explicitly allows fair use, education, research, and personal use. It only blocks commercial exploitation without compensation.

“How do I prove someone violated my work?”

The blockchain record provides cryptographic proof you created the content first. This is admissible evidence in court proceedings.

🚀 Get Started Right Now

Ready to Protect Your Work?

🛡️ Go to Web Portal →

It takes just 5 minutes to set up and protect your first work.

Need Help?

  • Email Support: support@daon.network
  • Documentation: https://docs.daon.network
  • GitHub Issues: https://github.com/daon-network/daon/issues

For Developers

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⚔️ Why This Matters

The Problem

  • AI companies are scraping billions of creative works without permission
  • Creators get zero compensation for training the AI that might replace them
  • No legal recourse because no proof of creation date or ownership
  • Your work fuels billion-dollar AI companies while you get nothing

The Solution

  • DAON provides cryptographic proof you created your work first
  • Liberation License blocks corporate exploitation without compensation
  • Legal standing to fight violations with real evidence
  • Community of protected creators supporting each other

The Future

  • Every creator protected by blockchain verification
  • AI companies forced to compensate creators fairly
  • Culture stays in creators’ control, not corporate exploitation
  • Creative work valued instead of stolen

🛡️ PROTECT YOUR WORK NOW →

Every protected work is a victory against exploitation. Every creator matters.

🛡️ DAON: Creator Rights Guardian