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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Specifically, a group called Spice DAO purchased an NFT displaying a copy of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Dune’ for $3 million, assuming it would grant them the ability to produce derivative works, such as an animated Dune series.

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Copyright Evidence: 21 for 2021 (a year in review)

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This ambition, and the resulting huge body of work (over 850 studies), inspired us to think about new ways to interpret this empirical literature, and to offer a state-of-the-art overview of the evidence on how copyright works in society. 17 of the CDSM Directive.

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Bungie Wins $16.2m, Destiny 2 Cheat Dev Violated DMCA, RICO, CFAA

TorrentFreak

The Domino Effect Bungie filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against defendants allegedly involved in the development and supply of Destiny 2 cheat ‘Wallhax’ back in August 2021. The defendants admitted that Wallhax injected new code into Bungie’s code, thereby creating an unlicensed derivative work.

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[Guest post] BAYC sues Ryder Ripps over unauthorized minting of NFTs

The IPKat

created) on a permissionless blockchain (like Ethereum, Cardano o Solana) through a software called “smart contract” which is recorded on the blockchain itself. NFTs – still subject to “old” IP law An NFT is a non-fungible (i.e. A digital file (an artwork, a song, etc.), Yuga Labs, therefore, still owns the copyright in each NFT.

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The Battle Over Poker NFTs

Plagiarism Today

I also challenge you to at least try to draw a similar style before (1/2) — PokerPaint (@PokerPaint) September 25, 2021. pic.twitter.com/ToJt79iwa3 — PokerPaint (@PokerPaint) September 27, 2021. However, Warhol also created 15 additional works known as the Prince Series that were unlicensed.

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Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Over “Muppet Babies” Reboot

Copyright Lately

After Marvel’s successor Disney released a new Muppet Babies reboot in 2018 without providing him credit or compensation, Scott filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement and breach of contract in the Central District of California. The case didn’t get very far as a result of a somewhat unusual set of circumstances.

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If “Trespass to Chattels” Isn’t Limited to “Chattels,” Anarchy Ensues–Best Carpet Values v. Google

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Plaintiffs want and expect Google to copy and display their websites in Chrome browser and Search App, and acknowledge that Google has license to do so.” We need to know more about this license. It seems like this license could be dispositive to the case, but the court doesn’t explore it more. ” Wait, what?