Daan Archer

Copyright Delta specialises in safeguarding copyrighted material in our new digital, virtual and AI-driven worlds. For this we provide protection and detection tools for songs, royalties and IP. At the core all data sovereign across multiple parties, while neutrally connecting the dots between B2B, B2C and rights holders. Our team combines decades of expertise in music, copyright law, artificial intelligence, big data processing and banking blockchain technologies.
The team co-leads the new AI Series for AFEM, the Association for Electronic Music with 270+ member organisations: “The Road to Accountable AI”.

Daan has 20 years' experience in software development (AI, data), is a former Dutch technology diplomat in Japan, and as MIT Sloan Fellow he started focusing on the supply chain dynamics in the music industry. As co-lead of the Open Music Initiative’s Technical Working groups, he helped align 200+ companies in the US music industry for an open source data exchange API. AI advisor to the Dutch national police. Has lived and worked in Amsterdam, Tokyo, Boston and Dublin. Lifelong skateboarder.