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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

Such works of art benefit the creator, and they are protected by the law of intellectual property. Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. Media platforms, such as social media, are utilised to carry out their professional, commercial, and private functions.

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3 Count: Paparazzi Lawsuit

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Meghann Cuniff at Law & Crime reports that Miley Cyrus is the latest celebrity to face a lawsuit from New York photographer Robert Barbera, causing her to join the ranks of Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. Most celebrities have opted to settle their cases.

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A NFT Primer on Potential IP Ownership Legal Issues

JD Supra Law

Carolyn Toto recently joined host Joel Simon on his Industry Insights podcast continue the discussion of non-fungible tokens, related IP ownership issues and more. Joel Simon: Our discussion today is part of a series on non-fungible tokens, known as NFTs. Carolyn, with the large sums of money.

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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) and Copyright

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

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). Jack Dorsey, the CEO of famous social media platform twitter sold an NFT of his first tweet for $2.5 What is NFT?

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First preliminary injunction issued by a court in Turkey regarding NFTs

The IPKat

Few issues in the world of intangible rights contain as many legal uncertainties as do non-fungible tokens. Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), ranging from art and literature to fashion and cinema, remain among the hottest legal topics in the world of intangible rights, despite the lack of clear legal regulation.

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Ad-hear to the Law: My Top Ten IP-Related Podcast Episodes

IPilogue

Claire Wortsman is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . C elebrities Sued f or Posting Images of Themselves ” by The Briefing by the IP Law Blog . D isparaging Trademarks at a Time of Social & Racial Justice Movements ” by Brand & New. Photo Credits: C D-X ( Unsplash).

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HitPiece Infringes Music Creators’ IP Rights: The Impact of NFTs in the Music Industry

IPilogue

Sally Yoon is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) are one-of-a-kind tokens stored on blockchain that can be sold and traded. Photo by C D-X ( Unsplash ). As NFTs have gained popularity, scam sites are becoming more common.

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