“Blockchain technology underpins cryptocurrency. It is being used for rights and royalties management for numerous industries. For example, music distribution, and the tracking of products including beef, diamonds and the sale of art. There is a small, but growing volume of research and innovativ...

Sue Wright is the Director of Tiny Owl Workshop. She said the project allowed Tiny Owl to create new revenue and royalty streams. In this case, it came from the interactions between the author and the publishing house. This ‘extra’ intellectual property is something all publishers create as they ...

Said Professor Ryan, “Using open-source blockchain technology, the project managed intellectual property agreements and royalty payments, and tracked purchases with a custom digital ledger.”

“Working with blockchain is still a very technical and complex process. Our project required in-dep...