Artwork Contracts Definition Ownership 
The IPKat
JULY 14, 2022
In the notes, the EUIPO provides the following definition of NFTs: “ unique digital certificates registered in a blockchain, which authenticate digital items but as distinct from those digital items ”. All this said, the EUIPO’s definition arguably presents some shortcomings.
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
The NFT art market, that is NFTs which specifically link an artwork or a digital file (a song, for example), have already gone mainstream and, of course, artists and projects owners have asked lawyers to prepare IP licenses to protect their IP. Let alone was it clear how to protect the IP rights in the artwork linked to it.
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Traverse Legal Blog
APRIL 17, 2021
There are open auctions, limited auctions, various flavors of ownership for the NFT, and sales of both digital and non-digital assets. An NFT is a Smart Contract, meaning that it embeds specific basic contract terms in the NFT metadata that goes onto the blockchain. Was that ownership transferred, and if so, to whom?
The IPKat
JUNE 27, 2022
created) on a permissionless blockchain (like Ethereum, Cardano o Solana) through a software called “smart contract” which is recorded on the blockchain itself. A digital file (an artwork, a song, etc.), Consequently, the definition of NFTs as “certificate of authenticity” or “certificate of ownership” is not accurate.
SpicyIP
MAY 18, 2022
Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his “MetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. The definition of these terms is unclear. As is being argued in the Nike case, it may also be argued that virtual goods are nothing but a representation / proof of ownership of a physical product.
Intepat
MAY 17, 2024
The other two copyright rejections were the images in Kristina Kashtanova’s graphic novel (Zarya of the Dawn) and Jason Allen’s artwork which had substantial human input through the crafting of hundreds of prompts using the Midjourney text-to-image generator. Contracts should clearly state who owns the rights to the prompts.
Copyright Lately
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
People probably aren’t aware, but Spotify just as an example, has been involved in dozens and dozens of rights disagreements with rightsholders, be it on not only songwriting but also the master rights and even also artwork rights. So there’s a lot of nuances out there. “We Have Struck a Nerve” That’s one way to put it.
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