LexBlog IP

JUNE 9, 2022

Let’s break down that mouthful: NFTs are a blockchain technology that creates indisputable ownership records that the art world has embraced as a way to buy and sell digital artwork. Traditional artwork is valuable because it’s unique and exclusive, and NFTs attempt to impose this uniqueness onto digital works.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

As a means of cryptographically proving ownership on the blockchain, each NFT has a unique hash, distinguishing it from other copies, as opposed to the non-exclusive license to access the copyrighted material obtained when purchasing an e-book. The preferred form of regulation in the NFT sector is code rather than copyright law.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Securing the right IP protection for an NFT will be key to its successful commercialization and exploitation by the creator and its owner. IP Rights and NFTs. Can other IP rights like trademarks play a role in protecting NFTs? Applicable IP Rights. Applicable IP rights. Ownership and Enforcement.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It’s December and time for what is now an annual ritual for this Africa Correspondent – The Africa IP Highlights! The Africa IP Highlights is an initiative of this Kat and is a series of posts put together to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa each year.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Copyright Office (USCO) denying registration of a two-dimensional artwork generated by Creativity Machine, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm created by Dr. Stephen Thaler. In an opinion letter dated February 14, 2022, the Review Board of the United States Copyright Office (Review Board) affirmed a decision of the U.S.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The number of artworks bought and sold throughout the world increased to almost 40 million in 2018 from around 39 million the year before, providing further evidence of this trend. Artwork based on such a notion presents challenges when attempting to establish ownership.

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IP Law 360

JULY 27, 2023

A California art collector says a federal court got it right the first time when it dismissed him from a dispute over ownership of the movie poster artwork for "Blade Runner," arguing in briefs Wednesday that the court correctly found he had insufficient contact with Pennsylvania for its courts to have jurisdiction over him.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Is it a proper copyright ownership or an assigned license? There was almost no reference to ownership of training data that had come from parties other than the contractual partners. There was almost no reference to ownership of training data that had come from parties other than the contractual partners. user, service)?

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Another December is here which means “The Africa IP Highlights” are here! The Africa IP Highlights is an initiative of this Kat and is a series of posts put together to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa each year. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2022, here.

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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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IPilogue

JUNE 13, 2022

Nikita Munjal is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow and a third-year JD/MBA Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Pina D’Agostino’s Directed Reading: IP Innovation Program course. The rampant theft has forced some artists to stop sharing their work online , limiting the ability of artists to profit from the commercialization of their IP.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

This article delves into the ongoing debate around the issue of right of ownership of copyright by AI generators for their novel artwork. This is a major point of contention in the realm IP laws today whether or not AI can be given the said rights and protections under law.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

A recent case tried at the High Court of New Zealand, Palmer v Alalaakkola , raised an intriguing question: is copyright in artwork “ relationship property ” if it was created during a relationship? The two parties agreed that Palmer shall keep the artworks he identified, but they could not settle on the issue of copyright ownership.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

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? by Mercedes Morán Ruiz This question, among other issues, will have to be resolved by a Spanish court in an unprecedented dispute in this country.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

NFTs are units of data stored on a blockchain that signify ownership of (supposedly) unique digital media items. Transfers of rights: How does the transfer of an NFT impact IP rights in the associated asset? Licensing of rights: How should IP rights in the associated asset be licensed in an NFT context?

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 20, 2022

They can be a digital depiction of anything, including real estate, hotel bookings, tunes, artwork, and game objects. The candidate will obtain a certificate file right away confirming that they—and they alone—now possess ownership of this digital creation.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2023

This decision raises many issues regarding copyright ownership that will require further court involvement and/or policy reform. The primary challenge arising from AI-generated artwork pertains to copyright existence and ownership. Thaler was unsuccessful with obtaining a copyright registration for the AI-generated artwork.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Securing the right IP protection for an NFT will be key to its successful commercialization and exploitation by the creator and its owner. IP Rights and NFTs. Can other IP rights like trademarks play a role in protecting NFTs? Applicable IP Rights. Applicable IP rights. Ownership and Enforcement.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

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. IP owners must plan and safeguard their unique creation from any prospective infringements because NFTs have a distinguishing trait. [ii]

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

Digital assets can be protected by IP and have always been capable of being licensed or assigned via a contract, or protected as a trade mark. Although they can infringement IP rights It is possible, although not necessarily lawful, for anyone to create an NFT. Mentioned previously here ].

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IPilogue

MARCH 16, 2022

The letter, which describes the site’s actions as “outright theft” and “outrageous as it is brazen,” further demands that HitPiece.com “provide[s] a complete listing of site activities and revenues to date, and account for all NFTs and artwork auctioned off.”. Music NFTs Create New Possibilities for Artists.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

Along with these evolutions in the digital space, forms of investment and ownership are also advancing to make use of these technologies. Essentially, an NFT is a digital token that can serve as a certificate of ownership. However, the underlying digital artwork itself is not the NFT.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

NFTs are unique digital tokens that represent ownership of specific digital assets. These assets can be anything from digital artwork and trading cards to in-game items, all of which are bought and sold using cryptocurrencies. Secondly, there is a lot of confusion regarding the ownership and authorship of the work.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

I have read that the "change of ownership" of this collection is considered a publication. Does paying the library for their use put the burden of ownership/copyright on them? Transfer of ownership ≠ transfer of copyright. Physical ownership of a work is not the same as copyright ownership. Is that correct?

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Copyrights protection for the artwork itself is also critical. Any NFT project offering Apes are derivative of the artwork for the Bored Ape yacht CLub are potentially infringing the BAYC’s copyrights. BASIC project’s listing agreement is internally inconsistent on the issue of ownership.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

NFTs have indeed transformed the world of digital assets and ownership, with sales as high as $2.47bn only 6 months into 2021. Moreover, a mere collage of an artwork “Everydays – The First 5000 Days” made by him was sold for $69.3mnin an auction. Tokenisation and Ownership of Digital Assets under NFTs. Conclusion.

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IPilogue

MARCH 2, 2023

This discussion raises questions of personal agency and asks how an artist can have ownership over their client’s body, even though it’s how their work is physically fixed. As seen in the Kat Von D case, treating tattoos identically to other artworks can open the door for claims in the opposite direction as well.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

In such cases, ownership may be attributed to the publisher or another designated entity. State of Tamil Nadu (2021) This case involved the unauthorized use of an artwork created by an unknown artist. Written by Sarren, an assessment intern at Intepat IP. Recent Case Law on Pseudonymous and Anonymous Works S.

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IP Close Up

APRIL 23, 2024

The Beijing Internet Court (BIC) ruled late last year that an AI-generated image in an intellectual property dispute was a new artwork protected by Chinese Continue reading

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

However, as artwork typically cannot be duplicated exactly and cannot be swapped with another without losing or gaining value, it is non-fungible. Therefore, it can come in a variety of shapes, including artwork, music, videogame collectibles, trading cards, and even memes. NFTs are viewed as the future of ownership by enthusiasts.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

The IPKat is pleased to host the guest contribution below by Katfriend Paolo Maria Gangi (Studio Gangi) on a very recent development concerning NFTs and IP. NFTs – still subject to “old” IP law An NFT is a non-fungible (i.e. A digital file (an artwork, a song, etc.), remain fully applicable to NFTs.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

The introduction and advancement of generative AI technology, which is capable of producing everything from research articles to realistic artworks, has brought a revolution in the field of creativity. There will be serious consequences for assigning other than human ownership to AI-generated creations.

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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

Ownership of every name periodically expires and, at that point, anyone may freely claim it on Namecoin by re-registering the expired name. The entire history of the name can be seen here ) On May 28, 2021, McCoy minted another NFT to record the Quantum artwork, this time on the Ethereum blockchain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

The case focused around a comic image depicting a chubby tiger receiving a vaccine shot, which was one of many artworks from the popular cartoon series “ Fat Tiger ” released on Weibo, China’s principal social media site, by a Chinese artist. Background (NFT Copyright). Shenzhen Qice Diechu Cultural Creativity Co.,

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

The case focused around a comic image depicting a chubby tiger receiving a vaccine shot, which was one of many artworks from the popular cartoon series “ Fat Tiger ” released on Weibo, China’s principal social media site, by a Chinese artist. Background. Shenzhen Qice Diechu Cultural Creativity Co.,

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In short, the name of a non fungible token project as well as the name of the linked digital file can be considered intellectual property, and the original owner of the NFT has the exclusive right to transfer IP rights to the new owner if they choose to do so. An NFT shows proof of ownership for a digital object.

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