• skisnow@lemmy.ca
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    22 days ago

    Yeah, the irony is that I’m sure you could do some sort of blockchain-based DRM that didn’t need a centralized server. Does such a thing exist? Patent pending…

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      22 days ago

      The problem is that game sellers would need to be able to add games to the blockchain so that they can be traded. But how do you implement a trusted entity in a trustless decentralized system?

      • lad@programming.dev
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        21 days ago

        It looks like you don’t need to add a game to the chain, just build a chain of trust and check the signature of something like that. But maybe that has downsides and with an unpopular blockchain it may as well be centralised

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          20 days ago

          I was thinking more of NFTs, where a single ID corresponds to a specific copy of a game - allowing you to freely trade the game to someone elses wallet.

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        21 days ago

        I was thinking of something like LBRY for the backend and like x402 for payment using stablecoins. This could all be neatly managed and allow to skip expensive transferal costs where a piece of content could even cost like less than a penny

      • skisnow@lemmy.ca
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        20 days ago

        Maybe I’m thick but that seems like the answer is the same as it is for anyone selling something on a website without blockchain.