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NFT License Breakdown: Exploring Different Marketplaces and Associated License Issues

Intellectual Property Law Blog

In the attached article , we examine some of the differences between these types of marketplaces and business models, highlight some of the varying license terms of these marketplaces and discuss why IP owners who license their IP for NFTs often are best served by developing their own licenses to be used in connection with sale of their NFTs.

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‘Copyright Troll’ Threatens Student Paper Over Creative Commons Image

Plagiarism Today

To that end, they found a generic photo of a syringe that was licensed under a Creative Commons license. Since the license only required attribution, the paper added the photo and included the photographer’s name in the caption. Unfortunately, Creative Commons Licenses are more complex than that.

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Dreamstime Launches LicenseGuard to Track Copyright Infringements

Plagiarism Today

According to their press release, LicenseGuard searches the internet looking for Dreamstime user images that are not licensed. Rather than sending a demand for settlement, LicenseGuard offers a special version of their regular stock image license that covers post-usage permission. A Softer Touch. It’s impossible to know.

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Why You Should Never Use the Stock Content in a Website Theme

Plagiarism Today

When you publish content on your site that you did not either create yourself or license yourself, you’re trusting that the person who gave it to you sourced it both legally and ethically. But, even if they have permission to use it, that license may not extend to the people that purchase the theme. The Business Issue.

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3 Count: Royalty Raise

Plagiarism Today

That said, streamers did get some minor victories, as other royalty rates have been capped and the definition of “family plans” has reverted to an earlier definition that was more favorable to them. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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3 Count: Photo Battles

Plagiarism Today

According to the lawsuit, the two companies used the photograph “ColdCutAsst040” on their websites despite not having a license to do so. The version of the movie released is a high definition edition from Europe, which isn’t as high of quality as some had hoped. As such, the company to sue for copyright infringement.

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BTS’ ‘Butter’ Hit with Multiple Plagiarism Allegations

Plagiarism Today

However, this turned out to be more of a licensing than a traditional plagiarism issue. The most likely cause for this similarity was simply Garcia using either the same or a very similar melody to the one he licensed to Luca. With the second case, the real question is what license did Luca obtain when purchasing the track?