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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Under traditional copyright law, the purchase of an NFT representing a work in which copyright subsists does not automatically confer copyright ownership in the underlying work ( the traditional approach ). For instance, CrypToadz is a prominent CC0 NFT project wherein the artwork related to the NFT is in the public domain.

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Digital collections from GLAM institutions: Policy Paper

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Facilitate effective collective licensing of rights, including where possible, through extended collective licensing systems. archival fonds shall not be subject to the same remuneration as unique artworks, as advocated by scholars ). No additional copyright protection granted to digitized materials. Proposal 3.

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NFT Lawyer: Legal Risks with ‘Non-Fungible Tokens’

Traverse Legal Blog

The underlying digital asset is copyright protected and licensed to the buyer of the NFT. Should you hire a lawyer to work with you if you are selling or buying an NFT and licensing the associated digital art? NFTs are being used to store smart contracts and authentication for digital artwork and other digital assets.

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“For Sale: This Article”: an overview of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and IP

IP Whiteboard

NFTs have a variety of uses which extend far beyond digital artwork. million USD sale of his “Warrior” painting, which became the most expensive Western artwork sold in Asia. By contrast, in the United States, registration of copyright is a prerequisite to filing a lawsuit for copyright infringement.