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@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Art in the internet age is infinitely reproducible and easily shared. This is a
Today art is just data, a string of 1s and 0s, a _number_, and we no longer need any specialized hardware to decode and enjoy digital content. We use the same technological methods to access a personal photograph a single time as we do to watch a blockbuster on Netflix. Today art is just data, a string of 1s and 0s, a _number_, and we no longer need any specialized hardware to decode and enjoy digital content. We use the same technological methods to access a personal photograph a single time as we do to watch a blockbuster on Netflix.
This is a big step forward from the past. As production costs fall to zero, choices go up. Digital distributors provide virtually every song, film, photo or book for purchase and download to any internet enabled device. Technology has decreased the cost of production, too -- it has never been easier for aspirant artists to achieve a following through self-publishing. This is a big step forward from the past. As production costs fall to zero, choices go up. Digital distributors provide virtually every song, film, photo or book for purchase and download to any internet enabled device. Technology has also decreased the cost of production — it has never been easier for aspirant artists to achieve a following through self-publishing.
The digitization of art has added a lot of value to both content creators and consumers, reducing costs and increasing choice. This transition is still in its infancy. With LBRY, we’re going to make it a little more mature. The digitization of art has added a lot of value to both content creators and consumers, reducing costs and increasing choice. This transition is still in its infancy. With LBRY, we’re going to make it a little more mature.
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At the highest level, LBRY does something extraordinarily simple. LBRY creates an association between a unique name and a piece of digital content, such as a movie, book, or game. This is similar to the domain name system that you are most likely using to access this very post. At the highest level, LBRY does something extraordinarily simple. LBRY creates an association between a unique name and a piece of digital content, such as a movie, book, or game. This is similar to the domain name system that you are most likely using to access this very post.
<div class="text-center meta spacer1">![](/img/lbry-ui.png) <div class="text-center meta spacer1">![LRBY UI](/img/lbry-ui.png)
<div class="content-inset">A user searches and prepares to stream and the film _It’s a Wonderful Life_, located at [lbry://wonderfullife](lbry://wonderfullife), via a completely decentralized network. Try it out for yourself at [lbry.io/get](http://lbry.io/get).</div> <div class="content-inset">A user searches and prepares to stream and the film _It’s a Wonderful Life_, located at [lbry://wonderfullife](lbry://wonderfullife), via a completely decentralized network. Try it out for yourself at [lbry.io/get](http://lbry.io/get).</div>