Pain-Point Analysis

Pain Point	Description
High middle-man costs	Spotify / Apple Music take 30-50 %, diluting creators’ revenue
Opaque distribution	Royalty tracking is complex; settlements take months
Illiquidity	Copyrights are hard to trade; monetization cycles are long
Low fan engagement	Interaction stops at social-media likes; no economic linkage
Piracy & infringement	Digital music is easy to copy; enforcement is costly