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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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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

LexBlog IP

Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. It is no surprise that the legalities of the public domain are more complicated than the headlines suggest. But not so fast.

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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. Copyrighting Art.

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

Velocity of Content

As a consequence, until Disney’s animated feature of 1953, there were no sequels, adaptations, or other derivative works, with the sole exception of a (silent) film adaptation made of the play in 1924 , released while Barrie was still alive and apparently with his cooperation. This material is later construed as Peter’s “origin story.”

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Intellectual Property Rights And Darwinism In E-Commerce

IP and Legal Filings

Intellectual Property” refers to mental creations such as inventions, literary and creative works, as well as symbols, names, and pictures utilised in business. Screen displays, visual user interfaces, web pages, and computer-generated graphic symbols are all eligible for Industrial Design Protection. INTRODUCTION.

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Evolution of Tests of Creativity in Copyrights

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Originality in copyright works is the sine qua non of all the copyright regimes of the world. The definition of “ original ” as most people understand it refers to something that has never been done before by any person. With the information in the public domain, the Rural Telephone Service issued a phone book.

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Copyright for AI-generated works: a task for the internal market?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Better Regulation The EU has committed itself to designing policies and laws with a greater level of transparency and evidence , backed up with the views of citizens and stakeholders. AI processes can generate a large number of literary, musical and artistic works in the span of several seconds.

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