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Music Groups Band Together to Build Blockchain Rights Solution
Three music associations have teamed up with IBM to create a blockchain solution aimed to protect the intellectual property of artists.
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Patent Trolls Beware: 40 Firms Join Fight Against Blockchain IP Abuse
The Chamber of Digital Commerce has formed a new council to help the blockchain industry better protect its intellectual property.
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Blockchain Property Rights Startup Bitmark Raises $1.7 Million
Taiwan blockchain startup Bitmark has raised $1.7m in a new seed funding round.
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How Ascribe Uses Bitcoin Tech to Help Underserved Artists
CoinDesk speaks with Ascribe CTO Trent McConaghy, who co-founded a startup behind a blockchain-powered IP ownership platform.
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Blockchain Startup Raises $2 Million for Intellectual Property Solution
A startup that uses the bitcoin blockchain to digitally establish ownership of art and other creative works has raised $2m in seed funding.
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'The Age of Cryptocurrency' Recorded on Blockchain
On Monday evening the first book of its exposure by a major publisher was permanently recorded into the bitcoin blockchain.
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How Monegraph Uses the Block Chain to Verify Digital Assets
A collaboration between an NYU professor and a technologist has resulted in a new way to secure digital property.
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