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Long-form writing from the Pactsmith desk on NFT licensing, royalty enforcement, and how on-chain splits actually fire.
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How to structure an NFT IP licensing term sheet
A practical framework for turning an NFT IP licensing conversation into a clear term sheet, from the rights grant and royalties to pilots, attribution, and exit terms.
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NFT IP licensing glossary: 10 terms every brand partnership needs
A practical glossary of ten NFT IP licensing terms, from royalty splits and on-chain licensing to term sheets, sublicensing, and pilot scope.
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How to pitch your NFT IP to brand partners
A structured guide to structuring and sending an IP licensing pitch: framing the value prop, picking target brand categories, building the deck, and tracking responses in Pactsmith.
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NFT IP brand pitch playbook: a step-by-step guide
A step-by-step field guide: target selection, deck structure, the IP licensing terms to lead with, and how to take or decline a counteroffer.
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How brand-fit scoring works for NFT collections
A walk-through of computeBrandFitScore: the 0–100 rubric, strict-JSON enforcement, and why a failure returns null instead of a badge that lies.
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NFT royalty enforcement after the OpenSea fee change
Why marketplace-side royalty hooks are unreliable, and how on-chain splits make enforcement permanent.