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The Growing Popularity of NFTs: How to Protect Your NFT Personal Property Rights

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billion in sales in 2021 alone, the non-fungible token (“NFT”) has recently undergone a dramatic rise in prominence in the cryptoverse, similar to the “crypto summer” of 2017-18 or the “DeFi summer” of 2020. By: Joshua Durham. With an astounding $17.7 What is the (Legal) Bottom Line?

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Metaverse: Navigating the Virtual Frontier

IIPRD

This will give recognition to those persons and provide them with ownership rights for that intellectual activity. Hermès claimed that Rothschild’s digital artworks infringed upon its legally protected intellectual property rights. These rights are crucial for the development of innovation and intellectual creation.

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

Apart from this, Non-Fungible Tokens, the brainchild of Kevin McCoy and Anil Dash, is a unit of data stored in a digital ledger that certifies that the digital asset is unique and is hence non-interchangeable. NFTs may be represented in the form of memes, artworks, or videos.