# Cardstack and DotBC Partnership Tackles Murky World of Music Rights
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2018-06-02
Category: NEWS
Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news
Meta Title: Revolutionising Music Metadata with Blockchain
Meta Description: Empowering artists with control over their content and payments through blockchain-based metadata storage and rights management.
URL: https://financedigest.com/cardstack-and-dotbc-partnership-tackles-murky-world-of-music-rightshtml

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_Blockchain-based project puts music and media metadata back into hands of artists_

**New York, NY** **—** **May 30, 2018** **—** Cardstack Syndicate Inc., creator of the Cardstack framework, has announced a partnership with media rights management company Dot Blockchain Media Inc. (dotBC) to bring clarity and transparency to the highly complex data rights and payment processes plaguing the music and media industries. The [strategic partnership will address the inefficiencies in music and media](https://www.financedigest.com/inskin-media-makes-a-number-of-strategic-hires-as-it-furthers-its-mission-to-maximise-attention-and-impact-in-digital-campaigns.html "Inskin Media makes a number of strategic hires as it furthers its mission to maximise attention and impact in digital campaigns") metadata storage, which frequently lead to artists failing to be properly paid for their content. The partnership will utilize Cardstack’s blockchain-based framework to accurately record and connect metadata from multiple platforms and [give artists control over both ownership](https://www.financedigest.com/germany-signs-deal-to-give-ownership-of-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria.html "Germany signs deal to give ownership of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria") rights and how their art is commercialized.

Chris Tse, Founding Director of Cardstack, said: “Today, we typically [see record](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-retailers-report-record-food-inflation-but-see-falls-ahead.html "UK retailers report record food inflation but see falls ahead") labels, music publishers, and artists losing out because the metadata behind content is improperly or only partially stored by disparate, independent organizations. Cardstack and dotBC saw a marked opportunity to refine the [music industry’s](https://www.financedigest.com/musical-instruments-market-insights-deep-analysis-of-key-vendor-in-the-industry-2022-2026.html "Musical Instruments Market Insights, Deep Analysis of Key Vendor in the Industry 2022-2026") processes by introducing our robust blockchain-based framework as an on-ramp to storing and recalling crucial data. The blockchain-based solution has the potential to accelerate the [existing dotBC network, allowing existing players](https://www.financedigest.com/computerized-physician-order-entry-cpoe-systems-market-to-generate-profitable-avenues-for-existing-companies-as-well-as-new-players.html "Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) Systems Market to Generate Profitable Avenues for Existing Companies as Well as New Players") within the music industry to publish and subscribe to a new, more efficient, music rights system.”

Ken Umezaki, CEO of dotBC, said: “The Cardstack partnership is a natural [next step](https://www.financedigest.com/open-finance-the-next-step-for-global-digital-transformation.html "Open finance – the next step for global digital transformation") for dotBC to accelerate its development and business efforts. We collectively identified an opportunity to significantly enhance dotBC’s technology and [business plans](https://www.financedigest.com/hyperspectral-imaging-system-market-know-latest-trends-forecast-for-long-term-business-planning-up-to-2026.html "Hyperspectral Imaging System Market – Know Latest Trends & Forecast for Long-term Business Planning up to 2026") by formally aligning our efforts more closely. Leveraging Cardstack’s technology allows us to effortlessly integrate a world-class technology and [services stack that combines the cloud](https://www.financedigest.com/cloud-professional-services-market-to-be-driven-by-technological-innovation-tmr.html "Cloud Professional Services Market to be Driven by Technological Innovation | TMR") and blockchain layers for our clients. I am really excited about working with Cardstack to deliver the first fully functional media rights management use [case](https://www.financedigest.com/blockchain-a-case-for-the-general-ledger.html "BLOCKCHAIN: A CASE FOR THE GENERAL LEDGER") for the blockchain.”

The strategic partnership follows several successful dotBC collaborations with prominent music industry players, including the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), contextual advertising network MediaNet, digital distribution [technology company](https://www.financedigest.com/impact-com-appoints-a-raft-of-new-business-development-representatives-as-the-technology-companys-client-roster-grows-by-more-than-50.html "impact.com appoints a raft of new Business Development Representatives as the technology company’s client roster grows by more than 50%") FUGA, and online music store CDBaby. DotBC is also a formal partner of technology giant Intel, whose [blockchain framework serves as the platform](https://www.financedigest.com/italian-fashion-group-otb-joins-lvmh-led-blockchain-platform.html "Italian fashion group OTB joins LVMH-led blockchain platform") for recording dotBC’s recording rights registry.


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