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

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 
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 *

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 *

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

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 *

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 *

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

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.

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

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 ℗

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 ℗ ©

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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