Kodak has just announced that they are about to launch a new cryptocurrency coin (and related photography service) called KodakCoin.
The idea is to create a secure way for photographers to sell and manage their digital photos (using blockchain technology) and other related intellectual property.
According to Kodak:
*"Utilizing blockchain technology, the KODAKOne platform will create an encrypted, digital ledger of rights ownership for photographers to register both new and archive work that they can then license within the platform.
With KODAKCoin, participating photographers are invited to take part in a new economy for photography, receive payment for licensing their work immediately upon sale, and for both professional and amateur photographers, sell their work confidently on a secure blockchain platform.
KODAKOne platform provides continual web crawling in order to monitor and protect the IP of the images registered in the KODAKOne system.
Where unlicensed usage of images is detected, the KODAKOne platform can efficiently manage the post-licensing process in order to reward photographers."*
The KodakCoin ICO launches on January 31, 2018 and will be open to accredited investors from the U.S., Canada and other select countries.