What is a Story RPC Node?
Access programmable IP infrastructure
A Story RPC node provides applications with access to blockchain infrastructure purpose-built for intellectual property. Story enables creators, developers, and platforms to programmatically manage IP rights, automate licensing, track provenance, and enable composable creativity at scale. This represents a fundamental shift in how intellectual property works in the digital age.
Why IP needs its own blockchain
Traditional IP systems are slow, expensive, and incompatible with digital creativity. NFTs proved ownership but lack licensing, attribution, and composability. Story makes IP programmable — enabling automated licensing, transparent royalties, provenance graphs, and derivative rights management. This unlocks the creative economy.
Story advantages:
- Programmable IP — first-class IP primitives
- Automated licensing — instant, programmable terms
- Composable royalties — multi-party revenue sharing
- Provenance tracking — complete IP history
- Attribution graphs — transparent derivative tracking
- Creator economics — fair value distribution
Programmable IP primitives
Story treats IP as code. Creators register IP on-chain with programmable licensing terms. When someone wants to use, remix, or build on that IP, licenses execute automatically via smart contracts. Royalties flow to all contributors in the attribution chain. This enables composable creativity impossible with traditional IP systems.
How Story IP works:
- Creator registers IP on Story blockchain
- Sets programmable licensing terms (commercial, remix, attribution)
- Others license IP programmatically via smart contracts
- Derivatives tracked in IP Graph
- Royalties automatically distributed across attribution chain
IP Graph and composability
Story's IP Graph tracks relationships between original works and derivatives, creating transparent provenance. When IP is remixed, the connection is recorded on-chain. Revenue from derivatives flows back to original creators automatically. This enables composable creativity — building on others' work while maintaining fair attribution and compensation.
This infrastructure powers the future creative economy: AI-generated content, remixes, collaborative works, and programmable media.