Digital Rights Management (dDRM)
Elacity’s dDRM (Decentralized Digital Rights Management) enables sovereign ownership and trading of digital assets without intermediaries.
The Three Pillars
1. Protect
Encrypt your assets so AI cannot scrape them for free.
Traditional DRM → Elacity dDRM
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Central servers Your hardware
Company controls You control
Can be revoked Mathematically yoursYour content is mathematically invisible without an Access Token.
2. Automate
Embed “Rights Logic” that forces AI agents and individuals to pay you instantly.
- No manual invoicing
- No chasing payments
- No payment processors
Smart contracts enforce licensing automatically.
3. Settle
Bypass banks and platforms. Revenue hits your wallet in seconds.
- No “Net-30” days
- No intermediaries
- No platform fees (beyond gas)
How dDRM Differs
| Traditional DRM | Elacity dDRM |
|---|---|
| Centralized servers | Decentralized (IPFS + blockchain) |
| Platform controls access | You control access |
| Revenue delayed | Revenue instant |
| Can be revoked | Mathematically enforced |
| Platform takes cut | Direct to your wallet |
Technical Architecture
┌──────────────┐ License Token ┌──────────────┐
│ Consumer │ ◄──────────────────►│ Creator │
└──────┬───────┘ └──────┬───────┘
│ │
│ Request │ Publish
▼ ▼
┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
│ Smart │◄───────────────────►│ IPFS │
│ Contract │ Encrypted │ Storage │
└──────────────┘ Content └──────────────┘
│
│ Payment
▼
┌──────────────┐
│ Creator's │
│ Wallet │
└──────────────┘Supported Content Types
- Video/Audio - Streaming with encrypted chunks
- Images - High-resolution with watermarking
- Documents - PDFs, papers, reports
- Data - Datasets, APIs, feeds
- Code - Algorithms, models, scripts
Revenue Models
| Model | Description | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-per-view | Single access fee | Videos, articles |
| Subscription | Recurring access | Streaming, APIs |
| Royalty splits | % to multiple parties | Collaborations |
| Resale rights | Secondary market | NFT-style trading |
All revenue models are enforced by smart contracts - no trust required.
Integration
dDRM integrates with:
- Personal Cloud (PC2) - Host and serve your content
- Elacity Exchange - Discover and trade capsules
- AI Agents - Automated content consumption