dotBC Concentric Architecture Preview

A screencast recording of this presentation is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH5gi92tXyE

In this talk, Chris covers how the dotBC open source project combines blockchain nodes, cloud gateways, semantic graph, and a new file format called .bc to form a decentralized interoperability framework for the music ecosystem.

This talk was originally presented by Chris Tse as part of a panel at Copyright and Technology 2017 in New York City on January 24, 2017.

For more information about the dotBC project, visit http://dotblockchainmusic.com

To sign up as an industry partner for early access, visit:
http://queue.dotbc.info

You can follow Chris at https://twitter.com/christse

Details about the session from the conference organizers can be found at https://copyrightandtechconf.com/sessiondetails/

Transcript

1. music
   dot
   blockchain
   A Decentralized Interoperability Framework
   for the Music Ecosystem
   Chris Tse @christse
   Tech Lead, dotBC Open Source Project
   © 2017 Dot Blockchain Music Inc. Diagrams © 2017 Christopher Tse. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 Revision 11. January 24, 2017
   

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2. BG1
   dotBC Music Industry Today
   Complex web of connections between centralized databases
   Source:
   Harvard Law Professor William Fisher’s
   lecture on “The Subject Matter of
   Copyright: Music”
   http://copyx.org/lectures 

   Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
   

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3. BG1
   dotBC Music Ecosystem of the Future
   Open innovation around a blockchain network
   bundle
   of files
   RING 1
   graph of claims
   RING 2
   chain of amendments
   RING 3
   bridges to systems
   RING 4
   Composer
   Publisher
   Label
   Aggregator
   DSP
   PRO
   Performer
   DDEX
   DDEX
   CWR
   Cloud
   Blockchain
   JSON
   ZIP
   Source:
   dotBC Concentric Architecture
   by Chris Tse
   Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
   

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4. BG1
   bundle
   of files
   RING 1
   graph of claims
   RING 2
   chain of amendments
   RING 3
   bridges to systems
   RING 4
   Composer
   Publisher
   Label
   Aggregator
   DSP
   PRO
   Performer
   DDEX
   DDEX
   CWR
   Cloud
   Blockchain
   JSON
   ZIP
   

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5. Composer
   Publisher
   Label
   Aggregator
   DSP
   PRO
   Performer
   bc1
   etc.
   Anchored on a blockchain
   Blockchain
   

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6. Composer
   Publisher
   Label
   Aggregator
   DSP
   PRO
   Performer
   bc1
   etc.
   Anchored on a blockchain
   Blockchain
   

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7. bc1
   Composer
   Publisher
   Label
   Aggregator
   DSP
   PRO
   Performer
   Blockchain
   etc.
   e.g. Spotify
   Apple Music
   Pandora
   e.g. Sony
   e.g. cdBaby
   The Orchard
   FUGA
   Universal
   Warner
   e.g. ASCAP
   BMI
   SOCAN
   e.g. Warner/Chappell
   Kobalt
   Songtrust
   e.g. Marketplaces
   Agencies
   Technology Providers
   Anchored on a blockchain
   operated by all the players
   

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8. bc1
   Composer
   Publisher
   Label
   Aggregator
   DSP
   PRO
   Performer
   Blockchain
   etc.
   Kicking off dotBC Phase 2
   with a few key partners
   65+ million songs
   

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9. Blockchain
   etc.
   Composer
   Publisher
   Label
   Aggregator
   DSP
   PRO
   Performer
   etc.
   Metadata
   Linking metadata about
   recordings and compositions
   Composer
   

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10. Blockchain
    etc.
    Composer
    Publisher
    Label
    Aggregator
    DSP
    PRO
    Performer
    etc.
    Metadata
    Linking metadata about
    recordings and compositions
    Composer
    

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11. Blockchain
    etc.
    Composer
    Publisher
    Label
    Aggregator
    DSP
    PRO
    Performer
    etc.
    Metadata
    Adhering to Minimal Viable Data
    (MVD) for registration and
    commercialization
    

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12. Blockchain
    etc.
    Composer
    Publisher
    Label
    Aggregator
    DSP
    PRO
    Performer
    etc.
    Metadata
    So we can finally pull
    all the data and media together
    Composer
    File Format
    *
    

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13. Blockchain
    etc.
    Composer
    Publisher
    Label
    Aggregator
    DSP
    PRO
    Performer
    etc.
    Metadata
    So we can finally pull
    all the data and media together
    Composer
    File Format
    *
    

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14. Blockchain
    etc.
    Composer
    Publisher
    Label
    Aggregator
    DSP
    PRO
    Performer
    etc.
    Metadata
    To create a new “living”
    file format called .bc
    Composer
    File Format
    .bc
    *
    

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15. Blockchain
    etc.
    Composer
    Publisher
    Label
    Aggregator
    DSP
    PRO
    Performer
    etc.
    Metadata
    Can pull down latest data
    when blockchain records
    are amended
    Composer
    File Format
    .bc
    *
    

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16. Blockchain
    etc.
    Composer
    Publisher
    Label
    Aggregator
    DSP
    PRO
    Performer
    etc.
    Metadata
    Can pull down latest data
    when blockchain records
    are amended
    Composer
    File Format
    .bc
    *
    

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17. Composer
    Publisher
    Label
    Aggregator
    DSP
    PRO
    Performer
    Blockchain
    etc.
    Directly connect to the official systems
    that run the music business
    *
    Metadata
    File Format
    Cloud
    Cloud Bridge
    

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18. Composer
    Publisher
    Label
    Aggregator
    DSP
    PRO
    Performer
    Blockchain
    etc.
    Directly connect to the official systems
    that run the music business
    *
    Metadata
    File Format
    Cloud
    Cloud Bridge
    Catalog of Repertoire
    Media Asset Libraries
    Data Processing
    e.g.
    

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19. Composer
    Publisher
    Label
    Aggregator
    DSP
    PRO
    Performer
    Blockchain
    etc.
    Leverages and complements
    existing industry standards
    such as DDEX and CWR
    *
    Metadata
    File Format
    Cloud
    

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20. Composer
    Publisher
    Label
    Aggregator
    DSP
    PRO
    Performer
    Blockchain
    etc.
    Leverages and complements
    existing industry standards
    such as DDEX and CWR
    *
    Metadata
    File Format
    Cloud
    DDEX
    DDEX
    DDEX connects the world
    of sound recordings
    ℗
    

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21. Composer
    Publisher
    Label
    Aggregator
    DSP
    PRO
    Performer
    Blockchain
    etc.
    Leverages and complements
    existing industry standards
    such as DDEX and CWR
    *
    Metadata
    File Format
    Cloud
    DDEX
    DDEX
    CWR
    DDEX connects the world
    of sound recordings
    CWR connects the world
    of compositions
    ℗
    ©
    

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22. bundle
    of files
    RING 1
    graph of claims
    RING 2
    chain of amendments
    RING 3
    bridges to systems
    RING 4
    Composer
    Publisher
    Label
    Aggregator
    DSP
    PRO
    Performer
    DDEX
    DDEX
    CWR
    Cloud
    Blockchain
    JSON
    ZIP
    Currently working with key
    players in the music industry
    to develop this architecture
    Stay tuned.
    *
    music
    dot
    blockchain
    dotBC Concentric Architecture
    Created by Chris Tse
    

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23. To learn more, visit
    dotblockchainmusic.com
    Chris Tse
    @christse
    

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