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Notes on AI, licensing, and getting paid.

Why AI companies should be paying you, what on-chain provenance actually does, and what an independent creator can do about it. Written in plain English. No jargon.

May 15, 2026 · 4 min read

Why your archive is worth more than you think

Most independent creators see their old work as a sunk cost. AI companies see it as raw material they need. The gap between those two views is the opportunity.

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May 10, 2026 · 5 min read

How AI companies should be paying creators

The current model — scrape everything, settle in court later — isn't going to last. Here's what the working version of AI content licensing actually looks like.

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May 4, 2026 · 4 min read

What on-chain provenance actually means for content

It's not about crypto. It's about having a record of the deal that doesn't disappear when the company that issued it does.

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