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Last week, a major independent Hollywood film was publicly screened via blockchain – for the first time in history! +Yes, the rumors are true. Last week, a major independent Hollywood film was publicly screened via blockchain – for the first time in history! -LBRY took its blockchain out for a test run at [PorcFest XIII](http://porcfest.com/), and we’re delighted to announce it was a resounding success. Even more so because the screening also marked the private reveal of our new and very exciting media partner, the most well-regarded independent film company out there. +LBRY took its blockchain out for a test run at [PorcFest XIII](http://porcfest.com/), and we’re delighted to announce it was a resounding success. Even more so because the screening also marked the private reveal of our new and very exciting media partner, the most well-regarded independent film company out there. -The majority of the [LBRY team](https://lbry.io/team) attended PorcFest, which was the perfect event to spread the word of our platform. +The majority of the [LBRY team](https://lbry.io/team) attended PorcFest, which was the perfect event to spread the word of our platform. ![Jeremy speaking at PorcFest XIII](/img/lbryatpf.jpg) @@ -22,26 +22,11 @@ In addition to the screening, Jeremy delivered a well-attended talk entitled, Want to know more about the excellent films having their blockchain premiere on LBRY? Well, join our mailing list with the form below and keep an eye on your inbox this holiday weekend for a BIG announcement. Got your fireworks ready? -If the suspense is killing you, then go ahead and start mining LBRY credits (LBC) today! Our blockchain is live and LBC can be mined right now via CPU. [Learn more here](https://lbry.io/news/lbry-blockchain-live-mine-lbc-now). +If the suspense is killing you, then go ahead and start mining LBRY credits (LBC) today! Our blockchain is live and LBC can be mined right now via CPU. [Learn more here](https://lbry.io/news/lbry-blockchain-live-mine-lbc-now). **PorcFest Media Mentions:** Look at that! We received our first international coverage thanks to our appearance at PorcFest. * [Au festival des libertariens: revolvers, bitcoins et blockchain](http://rue89.nouvelobs.com/2016/06/27/festival-libertariens-revolvers-bitcoins-blockchains-264478), *L'Obs*, June 27th -* [Technology and Choice #08, Porcfest Potpourri](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/technology-and-choice-08-porcfest-potpourri), *Let's Talk Bitcoin*, June 29th - -**Join LBRY's Mailing List:** - -
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It’s A Disaster

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It’s A Disaster

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* ![It’s A Disaster](/img/disaster500.png) *The sleeper hit dark comedy, starring David Cross and Julia Stiles, about four couples gathering for a regular brunch when they receive news of a disaster just outside the door. The film is considered a model of indie success.* -**

Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek Rap Battle

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Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek Rap Battle

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Layer 1: Protocol

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A blockchain, or distributed ledger is the key innovation behind the Bitcoin network. Blockchains solved the very complicated technological problem of having a bunch of distributed, disparate entities all agree on a rivalrous state of affairs (like how much money they owe each other).

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The LBRY blockchain simply maintains LBC balances and a content namespace/catalogue. The next part, LBRYnet, specifies what to do with this data. To compare to the existing web, the blockchain is like the domain system (it maintains a listing of what is available), while the next piece makes it possible to actually fetch and pay for content.

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Art in the Internet Age

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Build our dream with us. Download LBRY at lbry.io/get.

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If you made the music, and you made the art, and you put it into the world, I should be able to use it. I'ma pay you, I'ma give you a percentage, but... you was inspired by the world; allow the world to be inspired by your [work] and to use your [work].

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Annual internet video traffic is approximately 500 exabytes (500,000,000,000 GB)1. - Every second, over 10,000 hours of video are streamed. - The technical term for the quantity of videos people watch every year is a million jillion. You know this.

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