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Wednesday, November 8 • 11:55 - 12:20
An Artist’s New Best Friend? Smart Contracts and Beyond

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Digital innovation and technological advancement have opened up a multitude of new creative possibilities and could provide a better solution for rather practical issues such as rights administration within the Creative Industries. Smart contracts promise immediate and secure access to vital information on an artist and a work of art including terms of usage and subsequently ownership splits, rights holder’s contact information all the way to creative influences of the artist and equipment used. Literally everything could potentially be stored through technology such as Blockchain.

But aside from a streamlined administration, what implications could smart contracts or an idea like Imogen Heap’s Creative Passport have on artists and the creative process in general ? 

Moderators
avatar for Ronny Krieger

Ronny Krieger

Indepedent Consultant, audiomatters
In the past 20 years Ronny Krieger has been successfully involved in pretty much all areas of the international music business. Originally a banker at the corporate lending department, he soon followed his passion for music as an artist, dj and producer, later pr agent for press and... Read More →

Speakers
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Peter Harris

Founder, res()nate
As a web developer since the 90's, Peter has built hundreds of sites across dozens of industries. Having special focus on the music business, he has collaborated with numerous musicians from struggling artists to mid-level bands and even a few platinum-selling superstars. With a... Read More →
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Adina Popescu

Founder & CEO, SnowblackVR
Adina Popescu is a philosopher and entrepreneur, creating platforms that integrate nascent technology in order to generate impact and to empower bottom-up movements. She is currently working on a 4D Immersive Climate Change Platform called EARTH that is running on BLOCKCHAIN, “because... Read More →


Wednesday November 8, 2017 11:55 - 12:20 CET
Gallery 2 Haus Ungarn // Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 9 // 10178 Berlin