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IP Financing in India – Part I: Perfection of Security and (Non) Registration of Copyright

SpicyIP

Creation and Perfection of Security As a quick background to how security interests are created and collateral is used- an obligation is secured by the means of a contract- this contract leads to creation of a security right. However, mere creation is not sufficient for protecting the interests of a creditor.

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Fatal Mistakes Made By The ‘Bored Ape Yacht Club’ & ‘Crypto Punks’ NFT Projects

Traverse Legal Blog

Your trademark identifies your company as the source of goods and services related to your NFTs and digital assets (the pictures linked to your NFT smart contracts). The image of the Crypto Punk linked to the NFT placed on to the blockchain is copyright protected. The art inside the gallery is protected by COpyright law.

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Getting over the fear of copyright in photoshoots

Intellectual Property Office Blog

Apart from the copyright law that means every piece of 'designer' furniture, craftsmanship and art must be checked for copyright. A few years ago, a group of interior stylists got together to talk about producing a contract to make sure we were covered when it came to the new copyright laws that had come in.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls on the Way to Decentralized Disney

Copyright Lately

Just don’t forget about real world copyright law. ? ” But given that these guys don’t seem to be coming to the table with anything other than an admittedly fake IP rights contract, I wouldn’t hold my breath. .” It would have taken a bit of due diligence, but not much. Definitely.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

IP Tech Blog

Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works. NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame.

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Digital collections from GLAM institutions: Policy Paper

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In a policy paper , copyright and art-law experts led by the author clarified the general copyright law principles applicable to stakeholders dealing with digital cultural heritage worldwide and formulated recommendations, addressed to policy-makers, to facilitate their digital activities. Proposal 8.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

LexBlog IP

Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works. NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame.