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?

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

However, those familiar with copyright law, immediately began to point out flaws in the plan. 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.

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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. Finally, fostering user awareness is key.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

A non-fungible token (NFT) is a unique piece of data that is stored on a blockchain. What is an NFT? More specifically, NFTs are digital files such as photographs, videos, or audio files that can be bought and sold with cryptocurrency.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). NFTs may offer opportunities for U.S. resale royalties).

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Olartemoure Blog

JUNE 17, 2022

Moreover, the Court ordered to serve the anonymous hacker of the TRO via an on-chain Non-Fungible Token (NFT) or Service Token. 06/16/22 – Copyright Law. This unprecedented approach provides an example of how innovation can provide legitimacy in legal proceedings.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

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. From relative obscurity only a few months back, public awareness of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has risen dramatically.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Today, we’re going to talk about non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The image of the Crypto Punk linked to the NFT placed on to the blockchain is copyright protected. The art inside the gallery is protected by COpyright law. The digital asset that goes along with the NFT sale is potentially copyrightable.

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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. In Part II we will discuss other copyright law implications of NFTs.

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The IPKat

JULY 11, 2021

As Kat readers may recall, in the Cofemel decision, the Court of Justice declined to impose any requirements, beyond being qualified as a “work”, for the existence of copyright protection. Other Non-fungible tokens (NTFs) are more and more discussed in connection with their IP implications.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

To delve deeper into the question of ownership, we need to grasp the traditional concept of copyright. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators. Historically, these rights have been attributed to human creators, forming the cornerstone of copyright law.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

A recent example of how the metaverse will include digital fashion is the conflict between Hermès and MetaBirkins over allegedly trademark-infringing non-fungible tokens ("NFTs") that were marketed as MetaBirkins without Hermès' permission.

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Traverse Legal Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

Today, we will be talking about NFT non-fungible token licensing. 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. The digital asset.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2021

Other Katfriend Sandra Torillas Rodríguez prepared a guest post on the non-fungible tokens’ (NFTs) implications for IP. After providing readers with some background on NFT, Sandra discusses how copyright law can be applied to an NFT artwork, using Banksy’s art as a case study.

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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. The Beginning of the End of Online Piracy in Canada? link] 2021-06-08.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) continue to be popular. Copyright: NFTs are closely related to artworks that are the subject to copyright and related rights protection. Introduction. NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Part VII of the book signposts resources that are publicly available here (a number of podcasts on IP law and beyond), CopyrightUser (making UK copyright law more accessible to non-legal professionals – but even they will find it helpful to explain the law to their clients) and the UK IPO support tools.

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Barry Sookman

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Non-Fungible Tokens: What are the Legal Risks? Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-10-02 [link] 2021-10-03. New UK ISP Piracy Blocks Target Sci-Hub, Streaming & Torrent Site Proxies [link] 2021-10-03. link] 2021-10-04. Why Marvel Is Right to Sue the Estates of Its Most Important Creators [link] 2021-10-04.

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Barry Sookman

JULY 4, 2021

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and intellectual property rights [link] 2021-06-28. Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-06-26 [link] 2021-06-27. Canada Shouldn’t Turn Away from the Difficult Task of Regulating Online Speech – Centre for International Governanc… [link] 2021-06-29.

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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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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. ” One potential way (though not the only way) to do this is by looking to the Copyright Act for guidance. This is, after all, supposed to be a copyright case.

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Traverse Legal Blog

JANUARY 29, 2022

My name is Enrico Schaefer , and I am a Tech Law and BlockChain Attorney. Today we are going to talk about NFTs or non-fungible tokens. If you’re selling a digital rendition of a piece of artwork, you will mint an NFT, which will then attach to that particular piece of digital art.

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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. In this Part II we discuss copyright law aspects of NFTs, with a focus on the EU copyright acquis.”

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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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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 13, 2022

This paper attempts to analyse the present laws governing the trading of NFTs over the public ledger and the loopholes in those regulations that could have significant legal implications. NFT stands for Non-Fungible Tokens. as non-fungible tokens and fans have bought the same for millions of dollars.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). NFTs may offer opportunities for U.S. resale royalties).

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LexBlog IP

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. This is highlighted in the case of Hermès International v. NFTs also may embody or use trademarks.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Google | Google's Inclusive Copyright Thesis Award (DL: January 31, 2023 ) For the third year in a row, Google is holding its " Inclusive Copyright Thesis Award ". This contest grants a prize of USD 5,000 for the best master thesis written in the area of copyright law, and submitted (in English) in 2022.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs is the latest trend that has taken the world of art and technology by storm. Since NFTs are mostly restricted to artwork or other forms of expression of creativity, especially digital art, at this point in time the major discussion is the impact NFTs have on copyright law. Introduction.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

NFTs, or “non-fungible tokens,” are blockchain authentication certificates that apply to online physical goods like as pictures, music, movies, and graphics (as well as other digital content). Conclusion.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The rise of digital assets and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) adds new dimensions to the field of IP valuation. copyright laws, though applied to IP historically, are being extended to digital IP by clarifying rights over digital copies versus IP rights, especially when NFTs are involved. Additionally, U.S.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

More recently in 2020, Sankalp Jain discussed the copyright challenges in “Dreams,” a video game enabling user-generated content, arguing for the Indian copyright law’s limitations in addressing the the issues around the fan-made creations within the game.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token and an NFT is a unique digital asset. The non-fungible nature of the asset means that it is non-interchangeable and the metadata attributed to each NFT is distinctive such that it may be used to verify the inimitability of a given asset. What are NFTs?

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

On September 23, the art site PokerPaint announced on their Twitter (Tweet now deleted) that they were releasing a series of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) on OpenSea. In that apology, Butz admitted he was “clearly ignorant about copyright laws and got defensive when it was brought to my attention.”

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IPilogue

JUNE 13, 2022

Still, the straightforward process for creating non-fungible tokens (NFT) has accelerated the theft of digital art. Artists in the digital space have always been vulnerable to the unauthorized distribution, copying, and sale of their work. What Can Artists Do When Someone Else Mints their Work into an NFT?

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

The emergence of blockchain-supported Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) has captured the interest of the entertainment and business worlds in the past couple of years. As NFTs per se are currently unregulated by statutes in the US, common law protection through trademarks may become all the more important. Copyright Ownership.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 20, 2022

The last couple of years has seen the emergence of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) as an important medium for the creation, sale and collection of art, with numerous instances of big money purchases of NFTs. As we have just seen, one set of legal uncertainties arises from questions of copyright law.

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