LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

million) knew that the NFT may or may not reference any art at all. This is the unfortunate reality for most NFT projects: their artwork is entirely mutable which defeats the entire purpose of those NFTs. The cat painting itself does not usually immutably exist on the blockchain. What is the (Legal) Bottom Line?

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Traverse Legal Blog

JANUARY 29, 2022

If you’re selling a digital rendition of a piece of artwork, you will mint an NFT, which will then attach to that particular piece of digital art. The NFT will link to what the owner is licensing: the actual digital work, the piece of artwork, the image, the video, the audio file, etc. BlockChains and Digital Assets.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While Morison branded its medicine with the generic “PARACETAMOL”, with reference to its registered trademarks “MSJ” and “MORISON” on the packaging, CPL used the name “CONPHAMOL”. It therefore held that Morison was also liable for copyright infringement of the artwork in the registered trademark.

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The IPKat

MARCH 13, 2022

It then immediately (and correctly) rejected both arguments of the Court of Appeal referred to above, finding them devoid of any legal merit. In 2014, the Milan Court of First Instance dismissed the action in its entirety. A final appeal to the Italian Supreme Court followed.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

Chiusa also has a registration for a brochure, stating that he created “text, photograph(s), [and] artwork on p.1” This text contained “some creative elements that are plausibly entitled to protection, such that outright copying would be prohibited.” 1” therein.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

Therefore, content creators and social media influencers must understand that their unique and creative content is easily accessible to millions of social media users and can be easily copied. Domain Names – A domain name, in simple terms, refers to the online identity of a brand or business. How to Ensure Compliance with IP?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that the Chinese government prohibits the transaction of virtual currencies, the Chinese market and users had to change this translation to avoid referring to crypto currencies as that could make NFTs illegal. Ownership and Enforcement. Copyright Ownership. Two ideas of ownership have emerged under copyrights.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

In 1984, Vanity Fair sought to license the photograph for an “artist reference” in a story about the musician. This ownership interest in the creative work is balanced with the general public’s need to access the creative arts and exercise First Amendment rights. Oracle America, Inc.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. A digital asset that is held on a blockchain, such as music, art, in-game items, or films, is referred to as an NFT. Copyright: NFTs are closely related to artworks that are the subject to copyright and related rights protection.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Copy Right Law in the Entertainment Industry The cornerstone of intellectual property protection in the entertainment sector is copyright law. It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Desny could not get through to Wilder and subsequently stripped his script to the bare facts so that Wilder’s secretary could copy it in short-hand over the phone. Even though an idea is not property subject to exclusive ownership, its disclosure may be of substantial benefit to the person to whom it is disclosed.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

The First Sale Doctrine in the Metaverse The first sale doctrine, also referred to as the ‘ principle of exhaustion’ , is a longstanding tenet of copyright (and more in general intellectual property) law. Firstly, in conformity with the CJEU’s 2012 UsedSoft case, the exhaustion doctrine applies to first sales of computer software copies.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 31, 2022

Desny could not get through to Wilder and subsequently stripped his script to the bare facts so that Wilder’s secretary could copy it in short-hand over the phone. Even though an idea is not property subject to exclusive ownership, its disclosure may be of substantial benefit to the person to whom it is disclosed.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 16, 2022

PDF copy available. NFTs are data units stored on a blockchain used to transfer ownership of physical items or digital media with smart contracts. Read the full article on World Intellectual Property Review. Selling the Intangible in Fashion: What Does it Mean for Trademark Protection? The NFTs act to authenticate these items.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

In today’s digital world, a lot of data and information have been shared online and are susceptible to corruption and copying. Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

The first thing that’s important to understand is that buying a copy of a creative work, even if it happens to the only copy in existence, doesn’t give you any copyright interest in the work. So, if you buy a copy of “Dune,” you can read it. The same rule applies to digital artworks sold as NFTs.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

NFTs revolutionised the concept of ownership and digital art. Many aspiring artists have now started converting their physical and digital artworks into NFTs and putting it up for sale, with many making considerable profits. This was done despite the artwork being minted on the Ethereum Blockchain.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

The biggest copyright law question in the EU and US is probably whether using in-copyright works to train generative AI models is copyright infringement or falls under the transient and temporary copying and TDM exceptions (in the EU) or fair use (in the US). There is disagreement among commentators whether this is a desirable development.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

Just as every piece of artwork is unique, there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to protecting your fashion goods with intellectual property tools. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] The reviewal process for the U.S.

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

Just as every piece of artwork is unique, there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to protecting your fashion goods with intellectual property tools. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] Scenario 1: Protecting the Work by Copyright.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

It has the ability to be one-of-a-kind and unrepeatable token that cannot be split but may be used to represent real or virtual world things, as well as the token’s own qualities and ownership, all while remaining within a blockchain representation. This endows NFTs with the unique qualities that make them so desirable.

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IP Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

This means that each time an NFT changes hands, the transaction is verified, adding a new record to the chain of ownership. NFTs have a variety of uses which extend far beyond digital artwork. It’s hard to identify and verify the true owner of content when an identical copy of that content can be created with a few clicks of a mouse.

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