Rebecca Chaperon: Crystal Art

Caption: What numbers in the crystal series are these?

Original Creator: Rebecca Chaperon

Via: Pinterest

Copystatus: Unverified

Note: Is this post Fair Use? Does it count as commentary about the discovery, curation, sharing, and monetization of content? We'd argue yes. It's also commentary on how content creators can connect better with their intended audience with more inclusive incentive structures built in, while reducing the need for permission from 3rd parties. 

For extra Fair Use points, I have a mini-review of the work itself: I love the texture of it. The blend of shadows and mix of colors. I do wish the backgrounds contrasted more with the crystals, and that the overall work was a bit brighter – but what do I know? I'm just a critic.

Do we really need this note? Can't we just share what we find and like on social media sites like Pinterest or YouTube without worrying about takedown notices and demonetization? Who knows. 

We hope this experiment will help us come up a few good answers.

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What is Geode? 

@samhutch and I are developing an open source experiment to answer unresolved questions about visual content sharing on the newly re-decentralized, blockchain and crypto based web: 

• How do original content creators monetize when networks reward whoever posts their content, with or without permission?

• Can we flip the existing content monetization model from adversarial & ad dominant, to one where every  participant in the value creation chain is rewarded (w/ crypto)?

• How much are discoverability and curation worth? 

• Can we improve the creator identification and verification process?

If you would like to support this project, upvote this post & comment with ideas you have for how creator-creative work matching and verification can be developed for the Steem & Ethereum blockchains.

Learn more about our inspiration for this project at Curator's Code.