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IP & Royalties
9 insightsIP Pools and Automatic Royalties
How to register original work as a platform IP asset, earn automatic royalties when others use it, and protect your contribution without lawyers.
How IP Assets Work: From Idea to Royalty
A plain-language walkthrough of the complete IP lifecycle — from registering your first idea through to earning automatic royalties whenever your work is used.
IP Pools and the Validation Process
How IP pools work, what validators do, how jury size is determined, and what happens when a pool is approved or rejected.
IA Pledge: What It Means to Put Your Reputation on the Line
The difference between staking and pledging, why IA consequences are deferred, and how the reputation system creates accountability without punishing early participation.
The Respect Fund: How the 5% Collective Levy Works
Every royalty event contributes 5% to the Respect Fund — a transparent, community-governed commons pool. You choose where your levy goes.
The IP-as-Franchise Model: Creating Value Without Running a Company
How to register a business model as intellectual property, let others operate it, and earn royalties automatically — separating invention from execution.
Funding Seeker Marketplace: How Mission-Driven Organisations Get Funded
How levy-eligible organisations can publish a Funding Seeker listing in Pulse, what the progress bar tracks, and how community members discover and support them.
Directing Your Levy: Choose Where Your 5% Goes
A step-by-step guide to setting a levy preference so your 5% Respect Levy goes directly to a specific mission-driven organisation instead of the general Respect Fund pool.
Company Governance Models: What They Mean and Who Qualifies
An explanation of the six governance models available when creating a company, how they differ from archetypes, and which are eligible for directed levy and Funding Seeker listings.