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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

On the occasion of the opening of a new store in NY, the well-known clothing brand created a collection of NFTs based on digital copies of works of famous artists such as Miró, Tàpies and Barceló, incorporating various outfits of the collection available at the store, to be displayed in the Decentraland Metaverse, at the coordinates 16.78

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Creative Commons and NFTs – is CC licensing compatible with the new technologies?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This article provides a brief overview of the use of Creative Commons licensing in relation to NFTs based on the Creative Commons’ FAQ page linked above. The ownership of an NFT is recorded in the blockchain, and can be transferred by the owner, allowing NFTs to be sold and traded ”. Photo by Markus Winkler. Creative Commons Licensing.

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Blurred Lines: How the Lack of Regulation of NFT Platforms Has Fueled Rampant Art Theft

IPilogue

This article was written as a requirement for Prof. Artists in the digital space have always been vulnerable to the unauthorized distribution, copying, and sale of their work. Many NFT marketplaces do not require the person listing the piece to provide proof of ownership or personal information.

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Generative AI and Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

The introduction and advancement of generative AI technology, which is capable of producing everything from research articles to realistic artworks, has brought a revolution in the field of creativity. There will be serious consequences for assigning other than human ownership to AI-generated creations.

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Italian Supreme Court says that the quotation exception in copyright law only applies to partial reproductions of works, never to works in their entirety

The IPKat

Despite it being admittedly a ‘right to quote’ from the perspective of Article 10(1) of the Berne Convention , under EU law quotation is one of the traditionally optional exceptions found inter alia in Article 5 of the InfoSoc Directive , specifically Article 5(3)(d). A final appeal to the Italian Supreme Court followed.

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Copyrighting the Ogopogo Monster: The © story behind the news story

The IPKat

Indigenous nations”--was featured in newspapers and broadcasts across Canada, based on a Canadian Press article. There were 18 registered copyrighted works related to the Ogopogo, including books, posters, artwork, videos (in some cases, supposedly of the creature itself) and dramatic works. And the database only goes back to 1991.

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IP Protection of NFTs: A Comparative Look at the US and China

IP Tech Blog

Article 3 of the China Copyright Law defines copyrightable works as intellectual creations with originality in the realm of literature, art or science that can be represented in a certain form (the “tangibility” requirement in the US) and expands its scope by including other intellectual creations that meet the characteristics of works.

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