Berklee Report Proposes Blockchain Royalty Network for Musicians
A research study published by Boston's Berklee College of Music outlines how a blockchain-based royalty payment system could improve working conditions for musicians. Published by Rethink Music, an initiative under the auspices of Berklee's Institute of Creative Entrepreneurship, the report outlines the current state of payments and revenue in the US recording industry and proposes a series of recommendations to improve transparency, reduce friction and provide a greater degree of fairness to working artists. Among other recommendations, the report calls for the creation of a distributed....
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