Every day, billions of people browse the internet for content: news, videos, music, blogs and answers to questions.

But all too often, content creators receive a very small royalty for the content they produce, if any at all. This is a very real and unfair revenue distribution gap between creators and intermediaries.

The second concern is where digital content is distributed via ad-funded sites. Here, content creators can lose signifi ant ad revenue due to ad-blockers.

Additionally, content creators may lose out if they use commission platforms. New content subscription marketplaces like Amazon take 30% commission for signing up new customers.

The third observation is the significant hidden cost of personal data exploitation. Internet users register their personal details on many sites they visit, sometimes including payment information. This creates lucrative targets containing millions of customer records which have generated significant company costs and loss of trust when things go wrong.

K.im is intended to be a publishing platform which provides the mechanism via which users can store, sell and buy digital content through the power of its Payment Engine. It aims to maximise publishing revenue with a focus on:

• Ease of use
• Speed and efficiency
• Privacy and security
• Unlimited exposure for digital content

Features

• Reduced revenue share of digital content sales to the publisher due to market centralisation and high intermediary fees.
• Inability to offer ultra-low price points due to hefty transaction fees, even on the cryptocurrency market.
• No simplified way to monetise content that is published on existing platforms.
• No alternative to ad-based or subscription-based revenue generation for websites.
• Storage Aggregation: K.im will provide a storage aggregation service for publishers to upload content to a range of third-party storage platforms such as the legacy technologies of Dropbox and Amazon Drive, as well as the cutting-edge technologies such as Swarm, Storj and IPFS. This can then be used to distribute the contents for sale. Publishers will be able to select multiple options from a range of storage platforms to upload simultaneously.
• A Friendly Content Management Dashboard- The Dashboard will contain 3 content management tools:
  • Content de inition and customisation system
  • Pricing and currency selection tool
  • Option for free promotional download for customer
• Publisher Reputation System: Publishers, if they decide to, will be able to provide K.im with personal or professional information in order to be labeled by K.im as a trusted user. Through this approach their reputation will increase giving greater confidence to consumers. It is proposed that publishers receive incentives based on the level of Know Your Customer (KYC) information (Level of Trust) they choose to provide. This will be an opt-in feature.
• Content Rating System: Digital content may be evaluated by consumers who purchase it, creating a community-based rating system. This in turn shall reflect upon the publisher’s rating based on the ratings achieved by the publisher’s content.
• Report and Takedown System: K.im aims to respect the rights of copyright owners. K.im will work on policies, designs, and technologies that attempt to address the many complex issues of international copyright compliance for user-generated content intermediary services and related risks.