What Blockchain Means for Media & Entertainment

Blockchain will be a powerful tool for media makers and consumers. This decentralized digital ledger means content creators can track sales and distribution across the Internet, from full-length works to three-bar loops. Blockchain’s "trustless finality" has implications for monetizing content, protecting copyright, and stopping fake news at its source.

[Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.]

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

Nina Brown

Newhouse School at Syracuse University

Aileen Gallagher

Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University

Sandy Khaund

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