US 2025/0054055 A1 · APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE FOR CREATIVE WORKS

Abstract

In the creative community, a need exists to efficiently market creative works including music, concerts, photographic, video programs, motion pictures, two and three dimensional works of art and literary works. The cost of creating works of art has never been less. Computer programs have lowered production costs and increased creative engagement. The present invention links the creative community with investors, venue owners, social media influencers, other artists, art critics, art distributors, literary agents, art brokers and dealers and the overall audience for creative works. The present invention represents a significant augmentation to the traditional artists and repertoire departments of the major record companies and will enable a bidding marketplace so that creative works may be monetized at the moment of creation and combined with other preexisting artwork to enable marketing compilations or derivative works expeditiously. Advertisers may in turn sponsor selected artists or works of art.

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Dependent claims

A method for creating and distributing music comprising the steps of:

digitizing music and creating a file containing said digitized music;
associating with said digitized music information descriptive of the content, character and quality corresponding with the digitized music so that said music may be properly appraised as to its monetary value and prepared for marketing by its creator or those associated with its creator;
distributing said digitized music to an audience intended to elicit interest in purchasing said digitized music, either for entertainment purposes or for redistributing or brokering to other third person audiences;
and
wherein copyrights associated with said digitized music are tracked to ensure that all creators and all licensing agents or owners associated with said digitized music participate in any royalties distributed therefrom.

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A computer for creating and distributing music compilations comprising:

a stored digitized music file containing music data files representing said stored digitized music compilations for storage in digital memory;
a second stored data file associated with said stored digitized music compilations containing information descriptive of the content determined by a musician corresponding with the stored digitized music compilations so that said music compilation is properly appraised as to its market value, prepared for user download, and prepared for marketing by its creator or those associated with its creator;
a data transmission channel for distributing user uploaded stored digitized music compilations;
wherein copyrights associated with said stored digitized music compilations are stored electronically by a user and maintained by said user so that said user may shares said collaborative edition with third party users to ensure that all creator and all licensing agents or owners associated with said digitized music compilations participate in any royalties distributed therefrom;
and
wherein said copyright royalties are automatically apportioned to each copyright creator involved in the creative process and wherein each creation is subject to an auction to set a market rate for each of said contributions.

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A method for creating and distributing music compilations comprising:

storing digitized music and creating a file containing said digitized music for storage in digital memory;
storing a digitized music file containing music data files representing said stored digitized music compilations in digital memory;
supporting a second data file associated with said stored digitized music compilations containing information descriptive of the content determined by a musician corresponding with the stored digitized music compilations so that said music compilation is properly appraised as to its market value, prepared for user download, and prepared for marketing by its creator or those associated with its creator;
transmitting, through a data transmission channel, user uploaded stored digitized music compilations to an audience for distribution and purchase via download channels for entertainment purposes, collaborative editing, including redistributing and brokering to other third party audiences;
live streaming content through said data transmission channels;
electronically storing copyrights associated with said stored digitized music compilations maintained by said user so that said user shares said collaborative edition with third party users to validate that all creator and all licensing agents or owners associated with said digitized music compilations participate in any royalties distributed therefrom;
wherein said digitized music compilations is comprised of a copyright compilation comprising of a plurality of works from contributing artists;
and
wherein automatically apportioning copyright royalties to each copyright creator involved in the creative process and wherein each creation is subject to an auction to set a market rate for each of said contributions.

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Apparatus and method for an electronic marketplace for creative works

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Apparatus and method for an electronic marketplace for creative works

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Abstract

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