Sam Blumenthal

Creative works are social objects in the fullest sense — they exist in a nexus of social, cultural, and legal links to other people and things, and they are only valuable to the extent they can fully participate in their whole context. Rights regimes restrict known rights, but also create rights if they are well designed, driving generativity.

In a time when shoppers are wary of being in physical shopping centers due to the pandemic, retailers, brands and social media apps have all jumped on the shoppable live content playing field in some way. In recent months, Nordstrom announced over 50 interactive livestream events, Facebook partnered with Anne Klein to debut its live in-app shopping... See more

In addition to allowing creators to sell monthly memberships and merchandise, both physical and digital, YouTube will soon set up a system for one-time payments, like a tip jar. Not all videos cover hot topics, and a tip jar is way for viewers to show appreciation to a creator they don’t watch regularly. YouTube is also a repository for millions of... See more