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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? of the Museum District and uploaded on the OpenSea marketplace. 5/08, paragraph 56; C?435/12,

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Conundrum Involving The Ownership Of The Work Created By Ai

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Any literally or artistic work that is original and creative i.e.; not copied from anywhere by the owner is protected under Copyright Act, 1957. Thus, most would agree that AI-created work does not have the component of originality. Issues There are many issues in granting ownership to AI.

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Shielding Innovation: Understanding Copyright Protection for App Developers and Their Software

Intepat

Copyright is a form of intellectual property law designed to safeguard original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, and artistic works such as computer software, novels, architecture etc. In the context of the Copyright Act, computer software is categorized as a ‘literary work’. What is copyright protection?

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Copyright Protection of Modern Art

IP and Legal Filings

As a result, visual arts including paintings, sculptures, literary works, as well as video, plays, and music, are regarded to be works of art. Subject Matter of Work. Cinematographic Work. The lack of organisation and ambiguity make the protection problematic even if the work is copyrighted. Ownership of Copyright.

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NFTs and Copyright: Some Burning Issues

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The NFT may be encoded in one of two ways: either by the creation of an alpha-numeric signature , or ‘hash’, by passing the underlying work through an algorithm or by including an URL that contains the underlying work. The reproduction right includes the right to prevent the copying of the underlying work in any manner.

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Geographical Indications and the Versailles Peace Treaty of 1919: Then and Now

The IPKat

It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied (US, the British Empire, France, Italy, Japan) and the Associated Powers (a total of 22 of countries) post the “Great War”, as it was then referred to. The Treaty of Versailles meant to restore pre-war IP ownership to Germany by two principal means.

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Welcome to the Multiverse: Derivative Works

LexBlog IP

Copyright ownership is often referred to as a “bundle of rights.”