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title: What's with the name LBRY?
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category: LBRY 101
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order: 3
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## How do you pronounce LBRY?
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Pronounce LBRY just as you would pronounce "library." It's not an acronym or initialism, though it is spelled with all capital letters.
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## Why is LBRY named LBRY?
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At its core, LBRY is internet protocol, similar to the HTTP you may have seen in web addresses. Every piece of content on the internet is found at a special address called a URI, or Uniform Resource Identifier. Web sites use HTTP addresses, like http://example.com/, but LBRY content uses special LBRY addresses, like lbry://examplecatvideo. LBRY addresses have special functionality that HTTP addresses don't, and that functionality powers one of LBRY's most important differences from sites like Youtube, Netflix, or Vimeo: decentralization. No single company or organization has power over the LBRY network or the content that it delivers, and we believe that is extremely important. [Learn more about LBRY's addresses here.](/faq/naming) The LBRY protocol also includes built-in payment options, so content creators don't need to rely on advertising or third-party services to make money from their work.
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LBRY is of course a nod to "library," which reflects our mission to be the internet's library: every film, song, book, and app ever made – available anywhere. Our vision for LBRY is to create a massive media repository built on a decentralized network controlled by its users.
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[**Learn what makes LBRY unique.**](/what)
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