The problem StoryPods solves

An integrated podcast platform for creators and podcast listeners. Creators can use the StoryPods dapp to register their episodes as an IP and license it. Another creator can easily remix this episode and create a derivate of it. Users can tip an episode they love and this revenue is shared among the creators according to the royalty terms.

Key Features:

Attribution for Creator:

Built an attribution layer with story protocol to original creators of audio assets and manage licensing and usage rights.
• Registration and Management: Provide creators with the ability to register and manage their audio content.
• Licensing System: Established a licensing system for audio content to enable copyright protection and commercial use.
• Remix System: Provided an ethical framework for creators to use original content to create a remix of it, with standard rules and license set by the original creator - Commercial Remix License.
• Royalty System: Enable a royalty for remixed audio content for earning from deviates of an original IP.

User Experience Enhancement for Listener:

Offers a user-friendly interface for both creators and listeners.
• A user can stream podcasts and listen to them seamlessly.
• A user can support a creator with mini-tips specific to each episode.
• A user can choose to support a podcast with erc20 tokens which is directly shared with the creators.

Future Strategies:

1. Initially market to podcast creators and small content producers, later scaling to larger entities such as music labels.
2. Implement search functionality and licensing system while improving user experience.
3. Revenue : Implement a revenue model for the protocol with minimal fee for handling disputes after registering.
4. Decentralization: Implement a DAO to handle highly sensitive disputes.

Challenges we ran into

It took a while for us to understand the royalty module clearly. However, Jacob was extremely patient with our queries which encouraged us in the completion of the project. All of our doubts were answered on time and in detail.

Some resources that might have fast-tracked our development: Video tutorials and example smart contracts using royalty modules.