On-Chain Enforcement

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On-Chain Enforcement refers to the use of smart contracts and blockchain logic to automatically uphold rights, restrictions, or royalty conditions encoded into digital assets. Rather than relying on centralized intermediaries or legal threats, these enforcement mechanisms are executed trustlessly and transparently by the network itself. This enables programmable ownership, automated royalties, and permission-based access control ÔÇö all verified on-chain.

Use Case:

A music NFT includes a smart contract that automatically distributes royalty payments to the original artist every time the token is resold ÔÇö no middleman or manual tracking required.

Key Concepts:

Smart Contract Automation
Royalty Distribution
Permissioned Access & Rights Control
Decentralized Enforcement Logic

Attribute	On-Chain Enforcement	Traditional Enforcement
Execution Method	Smart contract logic	Legal systems or platforms
Royalty Payments	Automatic, transparent	Manual, delayed, often opaque
Access Restrictions	Enforced through wallet checks or permissions	Enforced through software or accounts
Intermediary Dependence	None	High (publishers, agencies, legal teams)

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