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Trademarks and the Metaverse: Imaginary Rights or Real Wrongs?

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In the US too, several companies are protecting their trademarks for similar goods and services. Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his “MetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. Dec 21, 2021.

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Metaverse: Navigating the Virtual Frontier

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This will give recognition to those persons and provide them with ownership rights for that intellectual activity. When we talk about IPR in the metaverse various types of Intellectual Properties come into the picture, for example, copyrights, patents, and trademarks. Mason Rothschild.

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ChatGPT and the Underlying Copyright Malady

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Through an examination of ChatGPT’s ‘Terms of Use’, our former blogger Varsha Jhavar attempts to investigate the copyright implications of the chatbot inter alia touching upon the issue of ownership and assignment of the output generated. Her previous posts on the blog can be viewed here , here , here and here.

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Fair Use Clauses & Non Fungible Tokens

Traverse Legal Blog

Linking your copyrighted work to a NFT and recording ownership on the blockchain shows provenance or immutable ownership. Owners of NFTs linked to copyright protected works, whether buying or selling, need to be aware of both copyright and trademark law. What is a Fair Use Defense to a Copyright Infringement Claim?