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Music Pilot #2: Rights Management
Executive Summary
SagaMusic™ Pilot 2 Rights Management Revolution on SagaChain
The Breakthrough
SagaMusic Pilot 2 v1.1 delivers the first fully integrated, blockchain-based solution that lets creators collaboratively agree on royalty splits, vote on them transparently, lock them immutably as NFT attestations, and automatically connect those rights to real-world releases via the industry-standard DDEX ERN format – all in minutes instead of months.
The Problem Today
Royalties are calculated and reported using fragmented, delayed, and inconsistent data pipelines across DSPs, labels, publishers, and collection societies.
Creators typically wait 6–12 months for royalty statements, with limited transparency and frequent disputes.
Incomplete or inconsistent metadata leads to unmatched royalties, misallocated payments, and lost income.
Manual reconciliation and opaque accounting systems impose massive operational overhead on platforms and rights holders.
Global catalogs suffer from territory-specific inconsistencies, slowing cross-border distribution and settlement.
What Pilot 2 Achieves
Collaborative Splits – Propose percentages for writers, publishers, producers. Everyone votes with weighted roles (e.g., writers carry more weight).
Instant Approval & Proof – Once approved, an NFT attestation is minted on-chain – undeniable proof of agreement that courts, PROs, and platforms can verify instantly.
Seamless Release Integration – Ingest standard DDEX ERN feeds (the same files labels already send to Spotify, Apple, etc.) and automatically link tracks, ISRCs, UPCs, and deal terms to the approved rights splits.
No Middlemen Draining Value – Everything happens directly on-chain with microscopic fees paid in SagaCoin (PSC).
Real-World Benefits
For Artists, Songwriters & Creators
- Increase effective royalty earnings by 25–30% (60–70% revenue share vs. today’s 40–50%).
- Eliminate disputes before release, preventing an estimated $500M+ in annual legal waste.
- Enable faster, higher-trust collaboration across global creative teams.
For Labels, Platforms & PROs
80% reduction in administrative overhead and accounting costs ($200M+ annual savings for large players)
Real-time audit trails that build consumer trust (85% higher reported confidence in transparent platforms)
New revenue from tokenized releases and fan passes
For the Industry Overall
Goldman Sachs– and IFPI-aligned projections indicate $20B+ in combined value creation by 2030 at 50% adoption driven by higher creator earnings, platform efficiency, and elimination of redundant intermediaries.
Available now (on public development testnet) for review and testing
Pilots starts in ~90 days
SagaMusic Pilot 2 is live on the SagaChain testnet today. The core architecture class tree, ontologies, and standards mappings is complete and operational.
We invite the global music ecosystem to take shared custodianship:
- Test the system with real catalogs and royalty splits.
- Validate and complete DDEX-, CISAC-, and IFPI-aligned ontologies.
- Shape governance, extensions, and production-readiness for global launch.
More than a technical pilot…
The foundation for a safer, faster, and dramatically more efficient music rights and distribution ecosystem.
The music community and investors have a unique opportunity to take custodianship of this transformative rights and royalty framework.
By verifying the architecture, mapping workflows (e.g., licensing, royalty splits, metadata standards), and collaborating on refinements, you’ll accelerate a global rollout that delivers massive operational efficiencies (real-time royalty tracking, automated reporting) and financial gains (faster payouts, reduced disputes, enhanced trust).
This open framework empowers artists and labels with streamlined rights management, rights organizations with continuous oversight, and fans with transparent, fair access to music.