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Media royalty ledger

One record of rights and royalties for every partner.

Royalties between co-producers are a shared record that every partner keeps separately, and the copies never agree. A private ledger that all partners write to and none can rewrite is a narrow, honest use of a blockchain. If one partner administers royalties and the others trust it, a database is enough.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

One statement for every partner

Sales, splits and recoupment are worked out from one shared record, so the statement is the same for every co-producer.

Every line traceable

Any figure on a statement leads back to the sales report and the deal term it came from.

A node per partner

Each co-producer and the distributor run a node, so no single company holds the only copy of the record.

Rights windows on the calendar

Territories and windows are recorded with each deal, and partners are alerted before one opens or closes.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

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Co-production royalty ledger

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A series made by several production companies is sold in many territories, and each partner keeps its own figures, so every statement period ends in a dispute.

// What we would build

A private permissioned ledger the co-producers and distributor each run a node of, where sales, rights windows and agreed splits are recorded once, with a portal that produces the same royalty statement for every partner.

// What is in it

Deals, territories and rights windows recorded against each title
Sales reports loaded from distributors and checked on arrival
Splits and recoupment worked out from the shared record
The same statement for every partner, with every line traceable
Alerts before a rights window opens or closes

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
Hyperledger Besu (private, permissioned)
S3-compatible storage
DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$109,000 to US$167,000, delivered within 23 weeksCAD 155,100 to 237,300
Hosting: ≈ US$344 a monthCAD 490 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Architecture: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.9 to 5.4 weeks
Core features: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Devnet: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Testnet: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Mainnet: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 31,020 to 47,460
Discovery 2.5%: CAD 3,877.50 to 5,932.50
Architecture 6.7%: CAD 10,391.70 to 15,899.10
Design approved 2.5%: CAD 3,877.50 to 5,932.50
Core features 7.5%: CAD 11,632.50 to 17,797.50
Full build 5%: CAD 7,755 to 11,865
Devnet 20.2%: CAD 31,330.20 to 47,934.60
Testing and fixes 2.5%: CAD 3,877.50 to 5,932.50
Testnet 13.4%: CAD 20,783.40 to 31,798.20
Launch 2.5%: CAD 3,877.50 to 5,932.50
Mainnet 7.2%: CAD 11,167.20 to 17,085.60
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 15,510 to 23,730

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Why a ledger rather than a shared spreadsheet?

A spreadsheet can be changed by whoever holds it. A ledger with a node per partner records every sale and split so that a later change shows. If one partner administers royalties and everyone trusts it, a database is simpler and we will say so.

Does a royalty ledger use a token?

No. It is a private permissioned chain. Payments still go through your banks.

Can distributors send sales reports straight in?

Yes. Reports are uploaded or sent through an interface and checked on arrival before they are recorded.

Back to the industry: Media and entertainment About the service: Private and public blockchains

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