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

IP and Legal Filings

The media industry as a whole encourages creativity and innovation, and copyright is crucial for digital media platforms. Media platforms, such as social media, are utilised to carry out their professional, commercial, and private functions. They serve as a medium for new ideas, images, and sounds.

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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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3 Count: Paparazzi Lawsuit

Plagiarism Today

The lawsuit represents the latest in a long line of celebrities that have been sued by paparazzi over the use of unlicensed images on their social media. Most celebrities have opted to settle their cases. 2: China to Crack Down on Copyright Infringement Through NFTs.

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Blurred Lines: How the Lack of Regulation of NFT Platforms Has Fueled Rampant Art Theft

IPilogue

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.

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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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The Battle Over Poker NFTs

Plagiarism Today

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. I understand a lot of you may be upset that I saw a photo on social media and loved it enough to imitate it in a very different style.

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