Systems and methods for decentralized content distribution

A system for automatically authorizing digital rights access, the system comprising:

• a content creator server communicatively coupled to a network, wherein the content creator server is configured to:
• create, based on content, a block, wherein the block includes the content;
• publish, to a public ledger, the block, wherein the public ledger comprises a blockchain;
• generate, for a user device, a key, wherein the key provides digital rights access to the block;
• and
• transmit, to the user device via the network, the key;
• and
• the user device communicatively coupled to the network, the user device configured to:
• store a local copy of the public ledger;
• update, based on the publication of the block to the public ledger, the local copy of the public ledger to include the block;
• receive, from the content creator server, the key;
• and
• access, via the local copy of the public ledger with the key, the block, wherein access to the block allows the user device to make use of the content.