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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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AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The creation and development of copyright law are closely connected to technological and associated business transformations (see, e.g. here ). Yet, the very same automation poses challenges for the application of copyright law, increasing legal uncertainty, as demonstrated in this report vis-à-vis AI music outputs.

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Buying an NFT? You are not buying what you think.

Traverse Legal Blog

There was a recent story that is an instructive lesson in copyright law that has application to the NFT market. The article titled “Cryptobros spent $3 million on Dune book, believing it gave them copyright. Learn more about NFT Copyright Issues here. nThe book and the copyright ownership are two distinct things.

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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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How to Avoid Pitfalls on the Way to Decentralized Disney

Copyright Lately

Just don’t forget about real world copyright law. ? What about editing some NBA Top Shots moments to create a fantasy matchup between Michael Jordan and Steph Curry? Want to Create New Derivative Works? NFT enthusiasts envision a fictional world of fan-owned creative properties and character crossovers.

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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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