Tuesday, January 20, 2026

DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP, for Differentiating Symbol

DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP,

NOTICE OF MISAPPROPRIATION,
STATEMENT OF UNAUTHORISED ACCESS, HACKING AND CONSPIRACY,
NAMING OF ADOPTING PLATFORMS,
RESERVATION OF ALL LEGAL CLAIMS AND DAMAGES,
AND SUCCESSION OF ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS

By Bharat Bhushan (also known as Bharat Luthra)

I, Bharat Bhushan, also known as Bharat Luthra, an Indian citizen, do hereby solemnly make this Declaration of Authorship, Statement of Facts, Notice of Misappropriation, Identification of Adopting Platforms, Assertion of Legal Claims, Reservation of Damages, and Succession of Enforcement Rights, and state as follows:


1. Authorship and Origination of the Concept (2022–2023)

  1. I am the original author and sole originator of the concept proposing the use of a clear, visible, human-readable symbol, seal, label, or mark to differentiate human-created images, content, and websites from AI-generated or AI-modified images, content, and websites.

  2. I independently conceived, articulated, and refined this concept during the period 2022–2023, motivated by concerns relating to public trust, authenticity, misinformation, manipulation, and long-term civilizational harm caused by the absence of visible disclosure of synthetic media.

  3. The defining feature of my concept was mandatory, user-facing visibility — not invisible metadata, backend provenance checks, or probabilistic detection — but an immediately perceivable indicator understandable by ordinary users without technical knowledge.

  4. I explicitly shared and discussed this concept in one or more WhatsApp groups during 2022-23, thereby placing the idea in a traceable communicative environment where authorship was attributable to me.


2. Unauthorised Access, Hacking, and Leakage

  1. During the relevant period, my mobile devices, digital communications, messaging applications, and stored intellectual material were subject to unauthorised access, hacking, digital intrusion, compromise, and surveillance.

  2. As a direct result of this unauthorised access, my ideas and intellectual material — including the concept described herein — were extracted, leaked, and disseminated without my knowledge or consent.

  3. I never authorised any individual, intermediary, organisation, platform, or third party to access, appropriate, transmit, standardise, or commercialise my ideas.


3. Subsequent Adoption and Platforms Using Visible Indicators

  1. Following the unauthorised leakage of my concept, multiple technology companies, platforms, and industry bodies publicly introduced or deployed visible labels, icons, or user-facing indicators intended to disclose AI-generated or AI-modified content, substantially overlapping with the purpose and expression of my original concept.

  2. These include, without limitation:

a. Adobe – Introduction of Content Credentials and the visible “CR” (Content Credentials) icon, designed to signal provenance and AI involvement in images and media.

b. Microsoft – Adoption and deployment of Content Credentials visibility across Microsoft-linked creative and publishing tools.

c. LinkedIn – Display of a visible “CR” icon on images containing Content Credentials metadata.

d. TikTok – Deployment of a visible “AI-generated” label on videos, including those identified through Content Credentials.

e. YouTube – Introduction of visible provenance and disclosure labels (including “captured with a camera” or AI-related disclosures) connected to Content Credentials support.

f. Pinterest – Deployment of a visible “AI-modified” label on images identified as AI-generated or AI-altered.

g. Google – Implementation of visible watermarks or icons on AI-generated images within certain Google AI tools and participation in systems that promote visible disclosure of AI content.

h. Meta Platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Threads) – Introduction of visible AI-generated content labels on images and media identified as synthetic or AI-modified.

  1. In addition, the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) — whose members include Adobe, Microsoft, Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, Sony, and others — has formalised standards that explicitly enable visible symbols and labels to indicate content provenance and AI involvement when rendered by platforms.

  2. OpenAI, as a participant in the C2PA ecosystem and a public advocate of content provenance and labeling, contributes to and benefits from an ecosystem in which visible disclosure of AI-generated content is promoted and implemented at the platform level, even where the visible rendering is performed by downstream platforms.


4. Absence of Attribution

  1. None of the above-named organisations, platforms, or coalitions has:
    (a) acknowledged my authorship;
    (b) credited or attributed the concept to me;
    (c) sought consent or licensing; or
    (d) provided monetary or non-monetary compensation.

  2. I have never sold, assigned, licensed, or waived my moral or intellectual rights in relation to this concept.


5. Conspiracy and Coordinated Misappropriation

  1. Unauthorised access to my devices and the subsequent widespread institutional adoption of similar concepts were not coincidental, but part of a coordinated pattern of conduct, amounting to civil conspiracy, concerted action, and unjust enrichment.


6. Legal Bases for Claims (United States Law – Non-Exhaustive)

I expressly reserve claims under U.S. law including, without limitation:

  • Misappropriation of ideas

  • Unjust enrichment

  • Conversion of intellectual property

  • Civil conspiracy

  • Aiding and abetting unlawful conduct

  • Computer fraud and unauthorised access (including conduct analogous to violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act)

  • Trade secret misappropriation (where applicable)

  • Fraud, concealment, and unfair competition

  • Violation of moral rights and attribution rights

  • Negligence and gross negligence

  • Intentional infliction of harm

  • Any related statutory, common-law, or equitable causes of action. 

7. Categories of Damages Reserved

I expressly reserve the right to seek all forms of relief and damages recognised under United States law, including but not limited to:

  1. Compensatory damages

  2. Actual damages

  3. Consequential and incidental damages

  4. Statutory damages

  5. Punitive and exemplary damages

  6. Treble damages (where statutorily permitted)

  7. Disgorgement of profits

  8. Restitution and unjust enrichment recovery

  9. Reasonable royalties and licensing fees

  10. Loss of opportunity and future earnings

  11. Reputational harm and moral damages

  12. Costs of investigation, forensic analysis, and remediation

  13. Legal fees, expenses, and costs

  14. Injunctive, declaratory, and equitable relief


8. Survival Clause and Succession of Enforcement Rights

If I survive, I reserve the unrestricted right to pursue remedies in India, the United States, or any competent international forum.

If I do not survive or am incapacitated, I hereby irrevocably authorise my non-governmental organisation, Earth Army Foundation, to pursue justice on my behalf, with full standing to seek attribution, damages, restitution, and all lawful relief.


9. Declaration of Truth

I declare under penalty of perjury that the statements herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Declared on this : 20-01-2026

Signature: ___________________________ (Notarisation Pending)
Name: Bharat Bhushan (Bharat Luthra)
Place: _____Rohtak, India________________________


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