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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

The copyrights that subsist on an NFT are also governed with the help of a smart contract. The NFT space also serves as a breeding ground for copyfraud and copyright infringement. Several individuals have been held for falsifying copyright ownership over a work that exists in the public domain.

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

IP and Legal Filings

NFTs are governed by smart contracts, which divide ownership and limit transferability. vii] NFTs are prone to “copyfraud” and other violations of the moral rights of the inventor. When someone mints an NFT on a public domain, they could falsely claim to be the owner of the original artwork’s copyrights.