http://LBRY.io - LBRY CEO Jeremy Kauffman answers community questions in an ongoing "Video AMA" (Ask Me Anything!) series. Got a question for us? Leave it in the comments below or use #LBRYAMA on Facebook or Twitter!
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What *is* LBRY?
LBRY is a decentralized, open-source protocol that is controlled by its users. LBRY facilitates a similar experience to services like YouTube, Netflix, and Apple TV... but LBRY is entirely decentralized! Services like YouTube are centralized platforms controlled by a single corporate entity. These companies can change the rules unilaterally, as well as censor content to appease authoritarian governments or corporate partners. LBRY can never unilaterally change the rules on publishers or consumers, making it dramatically trustworthy.
The aforementioned video providers—along with P2P file-sharing clients like BitTorrent and IPFS—also do NOT support direct payments to publishers for the content or data they create and publish to the network; LBRY does, and LBRY also creates market incentives for data to be as widespread and available as possible!
LBRY also supports the sharing of free content, but if you are earning money from your videos on YouTube right now, you are likely familiar with the recent controversies over videos being “de-monetized” for containing content unfriendly to advertisers. It’s no surprise that YouTube caters to advertisers, because those are its ultimate customers.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyuIKJgIxuA
The world's first community-controlled open-source way of sharing and publishing content finally comes out on Windows!
Get it here: https://lbry.io/get
Or on Github: https://github.com/lbryio
Compatible with Windows 7, 8 and 10.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWY3iUHkhHM
In this video:
[File page revamp](lbry://lbry-update-4-2?t=20)
[Mass tip unlocking](lbry://lbry-update-4-2?t=191)
[LBRY for Android improvements](lbry://lbry-update-4-2?t=248)
[Repost email notifications](lbry://lbry-update-4-2?t=330)
[Comment replies](lbry://lbry-update-4-2?t=347)
[LBRY on F-Droid](lbry://lbry-update-4-2?t=356)
[Big milestone preview and invites nudge](lbry://lbry-update-4-2?t=392)
Other links and information:
LBRY contributing guide: https://lbry.tech/contribute
Purchase limited-edition LBRY USB Sticks: https://shop.lbry.com/products/limited-edition-lbry-usb-stick-with-5-000-10-000-time-locked-lbc
Follow [@lbrytech](https://open.lbry.com/@lbrytech) for deeper technical news and updates.
After a three month wait, the transcript from the SEC vs LBRY hearing is now public and can be read here. Overall, the hearing was quite favorable for LBRY, with the judge recognizing LBRY's consumptive use and asking hard questions of the SEC.
We'll highlight some excerpts in the comments.