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Pandemic Push: Royalty-Based Business Model for Better Downstream Revenue for Musicians

SpicyIP

A recent article by Paul Sullivan in the New York Times reported on an interesting change occurring in the music industry due to the pandemic. Investors have taken a renewed interest in looking at music royalties as an asset type. There are significant differences in the music industries in the West and in India.

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COPYRIGHT IN METAVERSE

Intepat

Copyright and Ownership in the Metaverse In the metaverse, copyright applies to digital creations such as virtual art, music, designs, and even entire virtual worlds. Another layer of complexity arises from the unique characteristics of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which have become the metaverses digital asset backbone.

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Anti-Piracy Jobs From £10/hr to ‘Let’s Talk ££’, There’s No Shortage in the UK

TorrentFreak

Movies and Music. Disney doesn’t publicly commit to a salary for this 12-month fixed-term contract so if music is more your thing, Universal Music Group is also looking for a new recruit. Like Disney, UMG prefers not to mention a salary for this position.

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Miramax, Tarantino and a Fight Over Bright Shiny Objects

Copyright Lately

Depending upon which side of the fence you’re sitting on, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are either the greatest economic innovation of the twenty-first century or the biggest grift since Lyle Lanley sold Springfield a monorail. But love them or hate them, people can’t seem to stop talking about them. View Fullscreen.

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The benefits of the NFT: Exploring New Avenues for Entertainment

LexBlog IP

Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”). If you’re an entertainment professional looking to stay on top of industry trends, you’ve likely heard about the rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). What is an NFT or non-fungible token? Otherwise, you could be breaching the contract.

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Trade Marks in the Virtual World: Is your Business Well Meta-Versed in Emerging Technology?

LexBlog IP

Introduction Digital technologies such as the metaverse, non-fungible tokens ( NFTs ), blockchain and augmented realities are directly influencing how we cultivate and protect various forms of intellectual property, including trade marks. The more specificity, the better. physical) marks.

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Principal Cynthia Walden and Associate Sarah Kelleher Author World Intellectual Property Review Article “Selling the Intangible in Fashion: What Does It Mean for Trademark Protection?”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Principal Cynthia Walden and Associate Sarah Kelleher discuss the non-fungible token (NFT) trend across the fashion industry and what this digital arena means for trademark protection and enforcement. NFTs are data units stored on a blockchain used to transfer ownership of physical items or digital media with smart contracts.