1. Part 1)
2. 1 Literature Review
   1. 1.1 Scoping Review

Part 1)

Background Research

1 Literature Review

1.1 Scoping Review

We conducted a literature review, specifically a scoping review, covering the interdisciplinary eld of research at the heart of music complexity and Web3 technologies (emphasis on blockchain and smart contracts), with a specific emphasis on the licensing process.⁹ The body of knowledge in this eld is spread among multiple disciplines in the academic and gray¹⁰ literature, thus we felt it was imperative to use a scoping review to identify the extent of this body of knowledge, any knowledge gaps concerning licensing, and to guide our future efforts in developing the Practical Tokenized Drafting (PTD) method and the Tokenized Music License (TML).¹¹ Additionally, the complexity of music and the licensing process requires extensive background knowledge before considering automation approaches. This need for extensive background knowledge also influenced our research methodology.¹²

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Part I)Background Research > 1)Literature Review > 1.1) Scoping Review
• 1.2 Research Questions
• 1.3 Report Structure
• 1.4 Research Methodology
• 1.5 Music Business Perspective
• 1.6 Legal Perspective
• 1.7 Automation Perspective
• 1.8 Value Web Perspective
• 2) Music Industry Supply Chain and Work Registration Standards
• 3) Legal Frameworks Primer
• 4) Music Licensing Primer
• 5) Technology Primer
• Part II) Ricardian Contract > 6) Motivation
• 7) Decentralized Media Platforms
• 8) Methods
• 9) Discussion
• Conclusion
• References
• Appendix