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[Guest post] Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse?

The IPKat

Now, a further development on IP and NFTs comes from Spain, as Katfriend Mercedes Morán Ruiz (CEDRO) reports: Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse? This would not be the case if the work were in the public domain or if it could be considered an orphan work owned by a museum or a library.

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First preliminary injunction issued by a court in Turkey regarding NFTs

The IPKat

The expert's report identified such uses together with the opinion that portraying and offering for sale Cem Karaca’s look as an NFT for commercial purposes constitute infringement within the scope of Article 86 of LAIW and Article 24 of TCC.

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[Guest post] Universal Copyright Convention – RIP

The IPKat

Here's what Jørgen writes: Universal Copyright Convention – RIP by Jørgen Blomqvist On December 9, 2021, WIPO announced that the Kingdom of Cambodia has joined the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, with effect from March 9, 2022.

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Unrequited love at the times of French maisons: the Museum vs Le Musée

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Lame comparisons apart, this story is interesting as it is an opportunity to discuss the protectability of artistic works under Italian laws. We have an artwork, displayed in a museum and which is in the public domain. This is exactly the case here. Second, Art.

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The Much-Adapted “Peter Pan” (1904 – Forever )

Velocity of Content

It also does not permit the foundation to impose, even in the UK, any restriction (other than the payment of royalties) on performances of, or creation of derivative works from, the play. And the 1911 content reused in these works may actually be in the public domain already.

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Are Yoga Poses Copyrightable?

IP and Legal Filings

Through this article we try to answer the question. Deluxe Films (1978), to qualify for copyright protection in India, the work must fulfil two essential requirements: Originality and copyrightable subject matter: Copyright subsists in only original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and cinematographic films and sound recordings.

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Copyright Registration in India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Copyright registration in India ensures protection for various types of works, such as literary works (e.g., books, articles, poems), artistic works (e.g., paintings, photographs, sculptures), musical works, cinematographic films, sound recordings, computer programs, and many more.