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

Traverse Legal Blog

‘NFT’ stands for non-fungible token. NFT lawyer Enrico Schaefer covers the following topics in this informative article about non-fungible tokens. What is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)? NFTs are tokens. Every bitcoin is the same and fungible and interchangeable.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. Image Sources : Gettyimages] One of the important issues in online is copyrights. One such area where copyright violations are common is the internet. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

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The Legal Governance Of Non-Fungible Tokens- Analysing Which Field Of Law Should Govern Nfts

IP and Legal Filings

In this paper, it is argued that Private-property law must be the field of law governing transactions involving Non-Fungible Tokens. The current trend in internet law, has tended to elevate companies’ rights through contracts and licences while demoting owners to simple users. [1] Peak Computer, Inc.,

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Good Faith Doctrine and NFTs – How a Bored Ape NFT Dilemma May Present Unique Copyright and Contract Issues

IP Watchdog

Can something called a “Bored Ape” be embodied in a non-fungible token (NFT) and be associated with smart contracts? How could this present unique and challenging issues regarding copyright law? It also raised awareness to copyright issues that are yet to be fully resolved.

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Can We Reexamine the Role of Blockchain in Copyright Now?

Plagiarism Today

However, those familiar with copyright law, immediately began to point out flaws in the plan. However, for artists, rightsholders and those familiar with copyright, it was completely predictable. A rethinking of blockchain and crypto’s role in copyright, and an examination of both if and how it might actually help.

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3 Count: Pulp NFT

Plagiarism Today

1: Miramax Hits Tarantino With Copyright Suit on ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs. First off today, Samantha Handler at Bloomberg Law reports that the film studio Mirimax has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against director Quentin Tarantino over Tarantino’s plans to release of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) related to the film Pulp Fiction.

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Tarantino Pulp Fiction Dispute Spotlights the Contentious Relationship between NFTS and IP Rights

IP Watchdog

Director Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 Pulp Fiction, considered among the most influential films in modern history, has emerged as a test case of sorts for issuing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that relate to a copyright-protected work. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S.