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Royalties Built Into the Web

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DIP Team
DIP Team
Decentralized Internet Project

For most of the web’s history, creators got the short end of the stick.
Your content is copied, reshared, monetized — and you might never see a cent.

The Decentralized Internet Project (DIP) is changing that with WTTP.
Here’s how royalties become part of the web itself.

🎨 The Problem Today​

  • Artists upload to platforms that take most of the revenue.
  • Developers share open-source code that powers million-dollar apps, without reward.
  • Writers publish posts that others rehost, remix, or monetize.

The common thread? Value flows away from the creator.

💰 WTTP’s Solution​

Every piece of content in WTTP is stored as a DataPoint.
When someone reuses your DataPoint:

  1. They pay a small royalty.
  2. 90% goes to you, the creator.
  3. 10% supports the network.

This happens automatically. No middlemen, no lawsuits, no ad networks.

🔑 Why This Works​

  • Fairness baked in: the system itself enforces royalties.
  • Global reach: your DataPoint works across all WTTP sites and networks.
  • Incentives aligned: creators are rewarded for making things worth reusing.

🧩 A Simple Example​

Let’s say you upload an image to WTTP.

  • A blogger uses it in their article.
  • A developer reuses it in an app.
  • A designer builds on it in their portfolio.

Each reuse triggers a royalty payment back to you. The more your work travels, the more you earn.

🚀 Why It Matters​

Royalties change the economics of the web.
Instead of “winner-takes-all” platforms, we get a commons where creators are valued.

That’s what DIP is about.
That’s why WTTP matters.