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DR1 - Transparent music licensing structures

A decentralized DRM system for the music industry must provide transparent music licensing structures, replacing pre-Internet structures with many intermediaries.

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Source paper: Blockchain-based digital rights management systems: Design principles for the music industry
Timestamp: 2026-07-16T00:00:00+00:00
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Design requirement DR1: Transparent music licensing structures

A decentralized DRM system for the music industry must provide transparent music licensing structures, replacing pre-Internet structures with many intermediaries.

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This design requirement is proposed by Blockchain-based digital rights management systems: Design principles for the music industry (Raffaele Fabio Ciriello, Alexandra Cecilie Gjol Torbensen, Magnus Rotvit Perlt Hansen, Christoph Mueller-Bloch, 2023).

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[1] Raffaele Fabio Ciriello, Alexandra Cecilie Gjol Torbensen, Magnus Rotvit Perlt Hansen, Christoph Mueller-Bloch. Blockchain-based digital rights management systems: Design principles for the music industry. Electronic Markets 33:5 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-023-00628-5 (opens in a new tab) [2] Source document: Blockchain-based digital rights management systems.pdf

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DP1 - Public-ledger metadata storage

The system should store music rights metadata on a distributed ledger using a public blockchain to make licensing structures transparently visible to everyone, so that rights owners can claim royal...

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Blockchain-based digital rights management systems: Design principles for the music industry

Analyzing the music industry, the paper proposes design principles for blockchain-based DRM that deliver transparent licensing, consistent and complete rights metadata, and efficient transparent royalty payout - by storing metadata on a public ledger, validating it via consensus on a permissioned chain, and enforcing payouts via stablecoin smart contracts.

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Design requirement DR1: Transparent music licensing structures A decentralized DRM system for the music industry must provide transparent music licensing structures, replacing pre-Internet structures with many intermediaries. Source paper This design requirement is proposed by Blockchain-based digital rights management systems: Design principles for the music industry (Raffaele Fabio Ciriello, Alexandra Cecilie Gjol Torbensen, Magnus Rotvit Perlt Hansen, Christoph Mueller-Bloch, 2023). Citations [1] Raffaele Fabio Ciriello, Alexandra Cecilie Gjol Torbensen, Magnus Rotvit Perlt Hansen, Christoph Mueller-Bloch. Blockchain-based digital rights management systems: Design principles for the…

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Design Requirement

DR1 - Transparent music licensing structures

A decentralized DRM system for the music industry must provide transparent music licensing structures, replacing pre-Internet structures with many intermediaries.

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Design requirement DR1: Transparent music licensing structures

A decentralized DRM system for the music industry must provide transparent music licensing structures, replacing pre-Internet structures with many intermediaries.

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