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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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IP Protection of NFTs: A Comparative Look at the US and China

IP Tech Blog

The exclusivity of exploitation is key to the success of a limited-edition collectible. Ownership and Enforcement. Even if copyright is accepted in both the US and China as the most suitable IP for NFTs protection, challenges remain. Copyright Ownership. Two ideas of ownership have emerged under copyrights.

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IP Protection of NFTs: A Comparative Look at the US and China

LexBlog IP

The exclusivity of exploitation is key to the success of a limited-edition collectible. Ownership and Enforcement. Even if copyright is accepted in both the US and China as the most suitable IP for NFTs protection, challenges remain. Copyright Ownership. Two ideas of ownership have emerged under copyrights.

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Generative AI, Copyright and the AI Act

Kluwer Copyright Blog

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. In the EU, a crucial legal issue is whether using in-copyright works to train generative AI models is copyright infringement or falls under existing text and data mining (TDM) exceptions in the Copyright in Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive.

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WHAT, IN THE NAME OF GOD, …?: Intellectual Property Rights In Holy Names, Sacred Words, & Other Aspects of Creation

LexBlog IP

Patent and Trademark Office granted ownership of the word “Jesus” to Jesus Jeans, owned by a publicly traded Italian company, BasicNet, giving the company exclusive rights in America to sell clothing bearing the name “Jesus.” ” (at page 9 and 13). .” World Intellect. 75, 79 (2020). ” Id.

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NFT Update:  5 Recent Lawsuits Show a Glimpse into Future Legal Battles Involving NFTs 

LexBlog IP

Although none has reached a resolution, these private civil actions highlight various legal theories of liability that could arise when participating in the NFT market, including claims for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, breach of contract and violations of securities laws. Damon Dash. Roc-A-Fella Records Inc.

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A Preliminary Analysis of Trump’s Copyright Lawsuit Over Interview Recordings (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Based solely on the complaint that was filed, there are six major issues raised by the case: First, were the recorded interviews a copyright-eligible “work of authorship”? Second, if so, who is the initial owner of the copyright(s)? Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C.

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