JD Supra Law

JUNE 16, 2022

In the context of the global convergence towards the metaverse, non-fungible token (NFT) technologies and exchanges are developing rapidly worldwide. Since NFTs are a new type of digital asset, no specific law or regulation has yet been developed to regulate transactions with them or for the related trading.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Lawsuit Against Tarantino - On November 16, 2021, Miramax filed a lawsuit against famed film director Quentin Tarantino, alleging breach of contract, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition. By: Jaburg Wilk

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 17, 2022

The system would scan the internet for potential infringements, inform artists of any that are detected, and allow the artist to file takedown notices of any works they felt were infringing. However, the service became much better known after it expanded its detection capabilities to include non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 16, 2021

On November 16, 2021, Miramax, LLC (“Miramax”) brought claims of breach of contract, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition against director Quentin Tarantino.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Non fungible tokens (NFTs) , the latest vehicle for capturing, linking to and licensing intellectual property. The tokenization of digital files so that a single owner of that file can be recorded on the blockchain and identified is an important breakthrough in IP protection. . NFT Copyright Infringement Issues.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2022

The popularity of non-fungible tokens, NFTs for short, has reached new highs over the past year. Movie studio Miramax, which owns most of the rights to the film, sees the plan as a contract breach and copyright infringement. These tweets are also listed as infringing examples in the legal paperwork.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 9, 2022

As such, the new LimeWiere will not be a file sharing network, but a marketplace for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), initially focusing on music. Much of that perception comes from issues that NFTs have had, One of the more common ones is plagiarism and copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Movie studio Miramax, which owns most of the rights to the film, sees the plan as a contract breach and copyright infringement. NFT Copyright Battle.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 24, 2022

Husain has told a New York federal court he's been threatened with copyright infringement claims from the artist's estate over plans to sell non-fungible tokens based on the vivid 60-foot mural. An art collector who purchased a painting by Indian artist M.F.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), for example, were originally billed as a way for digital artists to create scarcity and enable them to charge more for “unique” works. Though some artists did manage to capitalize, NFTs quickly became a haven for selling pirated and infringing works.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 12, 2022

1: Ed Sheeran Now Films “Every Single Writing Session” to Prevent Future Copyright Cases. First off today, Elizabeth Aubrey at NME reports that Ed Sheeran, fresh off his victory in the Shape of You trial, has said that, in a bid to head off any further copyright infringement lawsuits, he has taken to recording all his songwriting sessions.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2022

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have been booming over the past year. These NFTs are not without copyright issues. There are also more complex copyright angles too, as Quentin Tarantino discovered a few weeks ago. These tweets are also listed as infringing examples in the legal paperwork.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 10, 2021

In a lawsuit filed at a federal court in California, Miramax said that Tarantino was cashing in on the non-fungible token boom but by doing so, he was trampling their rights and ignoring agreements. “In Taratino Fires Back.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 14, 2021

On November 16, 2021, Miramax filed a lawsuit against Quentin Tarantino for his planned auction of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on his original hand-written script of the film Pulp Fiction.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Another layer of complexity arises from the unique characteristics of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which have become the metaverses digital asset backbone. While NFTs verify the ownership of a digital item, they do not inherently transfer copyright to the buyer.

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IPilogue

MARCH 16, 2022

On February 4, the Recording Industry Association of America (“RIAA”) sent a demand letter to HitPiece.com’s lawyer and its founders, demanding that it stops infringing music creators’ intellectual property rights. Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) are one-of-a-kind tokens stored on blockchain that can be sold and traded.

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IP Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

NFT stands for non-fungible token. Non-fungible basically means unique. By way of comparison, a $10 note is an example of a fungible asset, because it can be replaced with another $10 note, or two $5 notes. And what role does intellectual property ( IP ) play in their creation and sale? What are NFTs?

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Apart from this, Non-Fungible Tokens, the brainchild of Kevin McCoy and Anil Dash, is a unit of data stored in a digital ledger that certifies that the digital asset is unique and is hence non-interchangeable. Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have garnered attention and popularity in 2021.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The non-fungible token (NFT) rage shows that people are willing to pay vast amounts of money for a digital gimmick, that may or may not retain its value. Another option is to document the infringing activity and build an evidence log so rightsholders can take legal action.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 1, 2022

Movie studio Miramax, which owns most of the rights to the film, sees the plan as a contract breach and copyright infringement. NFT Copyright Battle. In addition, several tweets from the Tarantino NFT team with alleged copyright-infringing material were deleted as well.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Whether you are looking to make your own non fungible token to sell or you’re looking to buy an NFT as an investment, you need to be aware of copyright and trademark laws that might apply to your NFT. Are NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens) Considered Intellectual Property? What is a Non Fungible Token?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

Despite its challenges, last year was another busy one in the copyright world, with ongoing European copyright reform, a number of landmark CJEU decisions and notable developments in a number of jurisdictions. From relative obscurity only a few months back, public awareness of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has risen dramatically.

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The IPKat

MAY 31, 2022

As reported by The Fashion Law, a recent case in China involved copyright infringement of a series of illustrated works by Chinese artist Ma Qianli and the contributory liability of Chinese marketplace Bigverse.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The online clothing, the virtual versions of the items, are in the form of what is known as NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The platform also has systems for other intellectual property infringements, like trademark and copyright infringement.

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IPilogue

JUNE 21, 2022

sued StockX LLC for trademark infringement, false designation of origin, trademark dilution, and related causes. Nike alleges that StockX is selling unauthorized non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) of Nike sneakers. On February 3 rd 2022 Nike Inc. These issues are novel in their involving the metaverse.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

The only thing that an NFT can certify is that a specific non-fungible token, containing a specific digital file linked to it, has been created with a unique transaction (having its own timestamp) by an identified blockchain address (i.e. a wallet).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

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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Barry Sookman

JUNE 13, 2021

Tencent ordered to pay compensation for copyright infringement [link] 2021-06-08. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and copyright law [link] … The post Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-06-12 appeared first on Barry Sookman. Thompson, 2021 ONSC 4024 (CanLII) — 2021-06-02 [link] 2021-06-08.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

The rise in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has attracted a great deal of attention from copyright practitioners and aficionados. Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. And why is that?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

One of the biggest stories of 2021 in the ever evolving world of distributed ledgers and crypto currencies has been the rise of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). In this article we understand the relationship between NFTs and copyright. Introduction. This technological breakthrough has taken the art and tech world by storm.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Some argue that AI art lacks true originality and creativity, leading to debates about whether it should be eligible for copyright protection or if it should be considered a mere replication of existing content. Some of his works have been sold as NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens).

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Breaking down Miramax’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Quentin Tarantino, a dispute about NFTs that isn’t really about NFTs. The breathless media reports soon followed.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. So from our perspective, NFTs stands not only for “non-fungible tokens” but also “New Frontiers for Trademarks.”.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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. physical) marks. .

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Top 3 Kluwer Copyright Blog posts. 1) The Rise of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and the Role of Copyright Law – Part II by Peter Mezei , João Pedro Quintais , Alexandra Giannopoulou and Balázs Bodó. Here are the most popular posts over the past few months. here and here). ” Top 3 Kluwer Trademark Blog posts.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

Recently, a new trend of merging of blockchain technology with creative intellectual property via non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) had taken place. The idea has spread across all market sectors, and now luxury fashion retailers have joined the tokenization bandwagon. Introduction. What are NFTs?

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