Author: olaf

Launch of Content Blockchain Testnet The Content Blockchain Project was started to build the foundational tools that enable journalists, publishers, and media start-ups to create new innovative products, services and business models in the open blockchain economy. Our initial plans were to use an existing public blockchain as infrastructure for the tools and applications we […]

Utopia for the News Industry by Sebastian Posth Last week it has been reported that pre-orders of Björk’s new album ‘Utopia’ will include a credit of 100 AudioCoins, a cryptocurrency announced and launched in 2015. Although startups in the music industry have been ambitious in developing applications and services on the blockchain and introducing cryptocurrencies […]

The Future of Digital Payments by Titusz Pan Bitcoin is the first global and decentralized digital crypto currency. It is also the most well known and most widely adopted cryptocurrency with the highest market capitalization (~ $120 Billion as of November 2017) in this new asset class. The high security and the decentralized nature of […]

FAQ Content Blockchain Testnet​ Here are some FAQ about the backgrounds of the Content Blockchain testnet for techies and crypto enthusiasts. The new Content Blockchain testnet will be based on MultiChain. Why MultiChain? The decision to build our Content Blockchain based on the MultiChain platform is the outcome of a long-term evaluation. You can find […]

Node or not? Reasons to run a node within a blockchain network There are different ways to interact with a blockchain network. One can either just use a wallet in order to effectuate transactions, or one can participate in the network by running one’s own node, which then becomes a part of the network’s infrastructure. […]

Purpose and benefits of the rights profiles from the Content Blockchain Project The rights profiles are one of the major innovations that are being developed within the Content Blockchain Project. This post aims to explain the idea and the motivation behind this legal concept, as well as the way rights profiles can be used in […]

Examples for the Use of the Smart-License-Generator For creating rights profiles in the context of B2B, B2C, C2C license transactions  1. License Profile for C2C and C2B Smart License See scenario: Crowd Content Acquisition Alice is a hobby photographer and has just taken a great snapshot of a celebrity participating in the “March for Science” in […]

Google DNI Event in Amsterdam On July 6th, Google hosted an event with respect to its DNI Innovation Fund in Amsterdam. On this occasion, the company launched the DNI Innovation Fund Report and provided room to celebrate and showcase learnings from the first two DNI funding rounds. The program included keynotes from Lydia Polgreen, who […]

Proportionate content compensation by Olaf Weicker In the content realm, proportional compensation models are customary, especially for music. Parts of the revenue go to the provider, e.g. Spotify, the label and last but not least the band / singer, the composer, the song writer etc. However, for the different forms of exploitation like live concerts, […]

Prototype Developer Libraries The proof-of-concept developer library for ISCC creation which is used as backend for the demo web application is available at https://github.com/coblo/pyiscclib. A large part of our efforts was to test the viability of our concept. We created a separate benchmarking repository for that. We also made progress in simplifying the implementation eliminating any external dependencies. […]