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Digital Experiences on Physical Real Estate
Digital Rights Network is trusted by institutions and industry leaders, with more than 20,000 properties on the network worldwide.
Founded in 2022, Digital Rights builds on over a decade of leadership in Digital Rights, media, and real estate
Trusted by governments, institutions, and property owners shaping the next spatial era worldwide.
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Understanding the New Infrastructure
for Real-World Places
The Physical World
Buildings, campuses, parks, and public spaces — where people gather and spend time. These locations can host digital media, experiences, and value tied directly to place.
A New Digital Asset Class
A new asset class is forming around real-world locations through augmented reality (AR), spatial media, and connected experiences. It is growing rapidly, but today often exists without clear ownership, authorization, or coordination.
The New Infrastructure
Digital Rights Network provides the infrastructure for managing Digital Rights across real-world places — allowing property owners to define, authorize, and activate digital experiences, including augmented reality (AR) advertising and spatial media, within a trusted global network.
What This Enables
- Owners participate in digital experiences on their terms
- Authorized management of AR advertising and spatial experiences across real-world locations
- Brands and media partners engage through authorized channels
- A shared foundation for spatial media, experiences, and commerce
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Who we serve
Use Cases
Every use case below operates on the same underlying network: registered space, authorized activation, and shared distribution economics.
Solutions for Public Sector
Why
Cities, districts, and operators of public spaces can turn shared environments into cultural, creative, and economic platforms.
How
Curate AR experiences and sponsored activations across public and semi-public spaces — from plazas and districts to waterfronts and transit hubs — attracting partners and investment while generating new royalties tied to tourism, events, and culture.
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Unlock Royalties Now
From city landmarks to global destinations, leading properties are already live on the network and unlocking new royalty streams.
Iconic Properties on the Digital Rights Network
Destination Properties on the Digital Rights Network
One Platform,
Endless Possibilities
Everything you need to activate your spaces through the Digital Rights Network — from registration to AR monetization and insights.
The World’s First Digital Rights Directory
Performance & Insights
Monetization & Activations
Messaging & Deal Coordination
Enterprise-Grade Trust & Verification
Built on a Secure, Verifiable Foundation
Digital Rights Network is built on a secure, verifiable digital foundation that ensures clarity, trust, and accountability across the network — for property owners, partners, and institutions.
Records are protected using modern cryptographic and distributed technologies, designed to remain reliable over time.
Extended Reality (XR) Examples on the Properties
Choose the right experience for your audience and location.
How It Works
Turning real-world places into digital platforms is simple — from asset registration to activation and royalties.
Join the Network
Property owners create a free account, add their properties, and verify ownership. Digital Rights are recorded as part of the system of record.
Explore & Connect
Discover activation opportunities and connect with authorized brands, agencies, and partners interested in creating XR experiences on real-world spaces.
Request License & Activate Monitoring
Advertisers send inquiries for their preferred activation formats (2D, AR, VR, or immersive media). Meanwhile, owners activate monitoring tools that track mentions, traffic, and digital activity around their properties.
Launch & Monetize
Go live, engage audiences, and generate new royalties tied to your spaces — with performance insights available in real time.
Voices of Trust
Industry leaders across real estate, media, technology, and public institutions recognize Digital Rights as a new category of infrastructure. Here’s how leaders are thinking about the role of Digital Rights in property, media, and commerce.
“Property owners of all types face continued headwinds from volatile occupancy rates, inflationary pressures on operating costs, increased regulation and property taxes, and other factors that challenge traditional NOI.
They will need to continue to innovate, exploring new ways to unlock value and identify new royalty streams. One new promising avenue is through Digital Rights (DRs), an emerging concept that mirrors assets such as air, water, and mineral rights, which exist “adjacent” to the physical building itself. DRs are an intriguing way for building owners and operators to monetize the emerging digital realm of the 3D spatial Internet, accessible via personal devices and, increasingly, augmented reality (AR) glasses.”
Bryan J. Koop
Executive Vice President, Boston Region BXP“A rapidly evolving segment is the use of augmented reality and immersive media to project advertising on CRE buildings without the approval of property owners. It is critically important for owners to protect their digital media property rights and be prepared to monetize future digital content opportunities.
Digital Rights Network has created a blockchain based registration platform that enables owners to claim their property’s digital media rights at no cost. The platform not only protects real estate assets from unauthorized digital advertising, but also positions owners to generate royalties through licensing.”
Jay Epstien
Former Co-Chair, DLA Piper Global Real Estate Practice“When I was first introduced to Digital Rights (DRs) by visionary founder Neil Mandt, I immediately recognized both the critical threat and unprecedented opportunity facing property owners. Just as buildings possess air, water, and mineral rights, DRs enable owners to monetize the rapidly expanding digital layer of our physical world—the 3D spatial Internet accessed through smartphones and AR technologies. Buildings represent the core intellectual property of real estate and warrant the same robust protection and commercialization strategies as other valuable IP assets.
The Digital Rights Network platform provides tracking of digital activity around properties, empowering owners to capture the financial value they deserve in this new 3D digital economy.”
Steve Weikal
Industry Chair, MIT Real Estate Transformation Lab Managing Partner, MET Fund II“Augmented reality is no longer futuristic—it’s already transforming how people engage with buildings. In 2016, Neil brought a forward-thinking concept to Colliers that few had considered, and with each passing year it’s become clear he was ahead of his time. Our REMS team was the first to partner with him because we recognized that properties now exist in two dimensions: the physical and the digital, with tangible value and real risk in AR.
Digital rights present a timely opportunity to unlock new royalties tied to the evolving digital landscape. Just as we manage mineral, air, and signage rights, we now have the responsibility and opportunity to oversee and monetize digital space in a thoughtful, secure, and future-focused way.”
Karen Whitt
U.S. President, Real Estate Mgmt Services, Colliers“As a two-term Mayor of Las Vegas and a Board Member of Caesar’s Palace, I am well aware of the value of iconic buildings and how critical it is that brands are able to protect the identity of their architecture and commercial presence. My city in particular is known for creating visual experiences that involve commercial properties so I am a firm believer in the fact that it should be up to building owners to define their identity and control the commerce that comes with it.
Neil is one of the first to realize that the advent of augmented reality puts those rights at risk for every property owner and honestly every town and city too. He’s a pioneer taking steps to protect those property rights and I do believe a lot of people will be very grateful to him for his vision and creation.”
Jan Jones Blackhurst
Two-Term Mayor of Las Vegas All Your Questions
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Your Property. Your Rights. Your Royalties.
Digital Rights Network is the global network where property owners register Digital Rights, authorize digital experiences, and unlock new royalties tied to their locations — on their terms.