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Perpetual Royalty Payments

Definition

Perpetual Royalty Payments are continuous, recurring payments made to the original creator or rights holder of a digital asset for every subsequent sale or transfer of that asset. In the context of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), these payments are often programmatically enforced by smart contracts, ensuring creators receive a percentage of secondary market sales indefinitely. This mechanism provides a sustainable revenue stream for digital artists and intellectual property owners. It fundamentally alters traditional intellectual property monetization models.