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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The ‘ Dune’ scenario is a well-known ‘tale of crypto folly’ featuring NFT purchasers who failed to exercise appropriate due diligence in determining what rights are granted when procuring an NFT. Copyright that is transferred upon selling an NFT may explicitly be outlined in the self-executing smart contract governing the sale.

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What is the Copyright Status of AI Generated Works?

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So, if you’re intending to use an unusual, highly distinctive image generated by AI, you may want to do some due diligence to establish that there is no obvious infringement. In the meantime, the law will be kept under review and the Government could amend, replace or remove protection in future if the evidence supports it.

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Kenya Copyright Board on "responsible use of memes": quasi-judicial powers and balanced perspectives

The IPKat

Last week, Kenya's government agency in charge of copyright matters, Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) published an advisory via its Twitter handle. KECOBO did mention that a work may be in the public domain because copyright has expired and companies should conduct due diligence before engaging in meme creation].

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First draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice has been released

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Before contracting with third parties for the use of data sets for GPAI model development, the Providers must conduct reasonable copyright due diligence. The Providers must create and implement an internal policy to comply with EU copyright laws, covering the entire lifecycle of any GPAI model.