SlenderDAO: Bringing Slender Man Home
A DAO to buy Slender Man's media rights and welcome him into an existing decentralized cinematic universe.
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We’ve seen DAOs form around goals of mythic proportions: acquiring a copy of the U.S. Constitution, purchasing the Blockbuster franchise from Dish, and freeing the pages of Jodorowsky’s DUNE from a shroud of mystery.
Now, we propose a quest that just seems to click: let’s acquire the Internet’s favorite mythological cryptid and give him a home in an existing web3 monster franchise, where the IP will be free for all DAO members to use.
What is SlenderDAO?
SlenderDAO is a sub-DAO of HIDDEN ONES that aims to acquire the media rights to Slender Man from the defunct production company Mythology Entertainment, who produced the monster’s eponymous 2018 film. According to Wikipedia, “the company split up in 2019, leaving the ownership of the character's rights in question.”
What is HIDDEN ONES?
HIDDEN ONES is the perfect platform & community for the storied myth of Slender Man to find a home. It is a groundbreaking NFT project in the web3 film space: an NFT monster movie franchise with a plan to safely and effectively decentralize ownership of its entire intellectual property.
Hidden Ones NFTs are 10,151 spooky Cryptids lurking on the blockchain. Each one is a part of the Hidden Lakes Cinematic Universe, which began with He Who Lives In Hidden Lakes: the first feature film ever released exclusively as an NFT (you can check the chain 😉).
What’s the end goal here?
If SlenderDAO is successful in acquiring the media rights, Slender Man will become a part of the Hidden Lakes Cinematic Universe IP.
We are acquiring the rights in order to free Slender Man from Hollywood, so that DAO members can use Slender Man’s IP in any derivative media project they wish. SlenderDAO aims to make history by truly decentralizing ownership of Slender Man’s myth, via the HLCU’s innovative proof-of-stake licensing model.
Decentralized storytelling is how Slender Man started in 2009, and how it became the myth it is today—not because a defunct Hollywood production company owns the rights.
How does it work?
SlenderDAO membership is granted by ownership of Hidden Ones NFTs, which are also the primary fundraising token. Hidden Ones mint for 0.08 ETH (+ gas). Proceeds from the Hidden Ones project will be used toward SlenderDAO’s goals. The DAO may also partner with other organizations and introduce additional fundraising methods.
The SlenderDAO treasury will be found at slenderdao.eth.
What happens if SlenderDAO is unsuccessful?
Our goal is to free Slender Man by any means that the community can muster. But the value of SlenderDAO is not reliant on acquiring the rights to Slender Man. If we are unsuccessful in the media rights bid…
Members own a unique, intrinsically valuable Hidden One NFT—not a governance token.
SlenderDAO members are a part of a web3-native monster movie IP, run by a proven, doxxed team. We have many other groundbreaking roadmap items planned in addition to SlenderDAO, including the next film installment in the HLCU franchise: The Legend of the Vampire Fern.
By way of their Hidden One NFT ownership, SlenderDAO members will have usage of the HLCU IP & governance over a community treasury.
The SlenderDAO will receive a 7.5% royalty to its treasury from every derivative created with the Hidden Lakes Cinematic Universe.
This is a large & complex undertaking, so SlenderDAO will need as much expertise and support as possible. We want to hear from you: say hello in our Discord and follow SlenderDAO on Twitter! If you’re ready to make history with us, you can summon a HIDDEN ONE NFT and join the Conspiracy!